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00:31Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:33I trust you all had a hearty breakfast.
00:35Very important meal of the day, the breakfast.
00:36But I hope you didn't overdo it.
00:38Why do I say this?
00:39Because I read a report recently about an incident in South Africa.
00:44Very interesting, actually.
00:46A python happened upon a porcupine and decided that it looked tasty.
00:54Well, that didn't last for very long.
00:57Because, of course, what porcupines have got?
01:00Things like these, Rachel.
01:02That is a porcupine quill, which is not only long and very sharp, but they can also expel them.
01:08Anyway, the python opened its jaws, engulfed the porcupine, tried to swallow it.
01:15They ease it down with that sort of muscular action.
01:17Of course, it punctured its poor old inner.
01:22It's a bit of a prickly situation.
01:23It got me thinking, have I had any unfortunate eating experiences?
01:27And once, I cannot tell you how quickly a baked clam that is not right can react.
01:34And I remember taking one.
01:35I tell you, within about 300 yards, I was in trouble.
01:41Oh, no.
01:41And by the time I got back to the car, it required heavy hosing for cars.
01:48What about you?
01:49Come on, you must have had an eating experience that you regret.
01:52Nothing like that.
01:52Just some weird things.
01:54You know, you get local delicacies.
01:56You've got to give them a try when you're there.
01:57So, in Madeira, the local delicacy is a limpet.
02:01And I love seafood and I didn't know people ate limpet, so I thought I'd give them a go.
02:05And they tasted like eating sand.
02:08I took, you know Jack Whitehall, the comedian?
02:11I do.
02:11His dad, Michael, whom you've met, who's a charming, but I took him to a Japanese restaurant recently.
02:16And I fed him jellyfish.
02:18Yeah, well, that's supposed to be...
02:19And baby octopus.
02:20They're tiny.
02:21Well, jellyfish is supposed to be something that's going to sustain us in the future, a feud of the future.
02:26But, yeah, I don't know.
02:28Sounds all right.
02:30Now, let's have a little chat about Liam Maloney, who was with us yesterday.
02:34Extraordinary man from Renmore in Galway.
02:36Works in the medical devices manufacturing industry.
02:39Four big wins.
02:41Each one over 100.
02:42And he's back.
02:43Welcome back, Liam.
02:44Thank you, Nick.
02:45Four wins and you're an octo champ.
02:47How about that?
02:47But not if Dave Noble has anything to do with it.
02:50An IT trainer and consultant from London and Sydney.
02:53A big scuba diving enthusiast and teaches others.
02:57Yep.
02:58Yeah, good for you.
02:59That's great fun.
03:00Did you ever bump into a barracuda or a shark nibbling your ankle?
03:03No, come across...
03:04A seal decided to come and play one day.
03:06I was off of Melbourne.
03:08It came along and decided it wanted to play and imitate and be petted.
03:14Excellent.
03:14Let's have a big round of applause for Liam and Dave Noble.
03:19And, of course, Susie's back.
03:21Welcome back, Susie, as ever.
03:23Joined for the first time in the Countdown studio by the wonderful Michael Burke,
03:28one of the great newsreaders and journalists, actually, of our time, really.
03:32So, welcome.
03:33Oh, thanks very much.
03:33I hope you'll have a pleasant time.
03:35Yeah.
03:35All right.
03:36Let's get down to business with that Liam Maloney.
03:39Take it away, Liam.
03:40Hi, Rachel.
03:41Hi, Liam.
03:41Can I have a consonant, please?
03:42You can, indeed.
03:43Start today with T.
03:45I'll have another consonant.
03:47P.
03:48And another.
03:50D.
03:51And another.
03:53G.
03:54And a vowel, please.
03:56I.
03:57And a vowel.
03:58E.
03:59And a vowel.
04:01A.
04:03And a consonant, please.
04:05N.
04:06And a consonant, please.
04:10And the last one.
04:12R.
04:13And here comes the Countdown clock.
04:43And here comes the Countdown clock.
04:46Yes, Liam.
04:47Nine.
04:48A nine.
04:50Confident start there.
04:51Dave?
04:51A nine.
04:53Two nines.
04:54Liam?
04:55Departing.
04:56Yes.
04:57Also departing.
04:58All right.
04:58Just for good form.
04:59There we go.
05:00Well done.
05:01Very good.
05:02Big start.
05:0518 points apiece.
05:06Brilliant start.
05:07And in the corner.
05:09And your nine?
05:10I only got eight.
05:11Eight.
05:12And your eight?
05:13Treading.
05:14All right.
05:14And Susie?
05:15It's pretty good for the first effort.
05:17I have to say.
05:17It's fantastic.
05:18Departing is the one nine that I can find.
05:20Otherwise you're down to sevens, tangier, that sort of thing.
05:23But well done.
05:23Really good.
05:24Cracking start then.
05:25All right.
05:26So.
05:27Dave.
05:28Your letters game.
05:29Consonant.
05:30Thank you, Dave.
05:33B.
05:34Another one, please.
05:36P.
05:38Vowel.
05:39U.
05:41Vowel.
05:43A.
05:45Vowel.
05:47I.
05:49Consonant.
05:51T.
05:53Another consonant.
05:55R.
05:57A vowel.
06:00E.
06:02And a consonant, please.
06:04And the last one.
06:05Q.
06:06Stand by.
06:07Vowel.
06:08Vowel.
06:10Vowel.
06:18Vowel.
06:23Vowel.
06:25Vowel.
06:25Vowel.
06:33Vowel.
06:38Yes, Dave. Just a six. A six. Liam? I will risk a seven. So, Dave, pirate. Now, then,
06:48what's your risk? Parket. How are you spelling it, Liam? P-A-R-Q-U-E-T. Perfect. We talk
06:55about parket flooring, which is the geometrically arranged wooden slats. Very, very good. Well
07:05now, it's numbers time. We're with Rachel. Liam? Three from the top and three from the
07:11bottom, please, Rachel. Thank you, Liam. Three large, three little coming up. And for the
07:15first time today, the little ones are two, one, and three. And the big ones, one hundred,
07:22seventy-five, and twenty-five. Could be tricky. The target, eight hundred and seventy-seven.
07:27Eight-seven-seven.
07:30MUSIC PLAYS
07:59Liam? Eight-seven-six. One away. That's unusual for you. Dave? Eight-seven-five. And eight-seven-five.
08:09So, Liam? One hundred plus seventy-five is one hundred and seventy-five. One-seven-five. Three
08:16plus two is five. Yep. Multiply them and I think you get eight-seven-five. You do indeed. And
08:22add the one. And add the one for one away. Well done. Can you help us on this, Rachel, or
08:26is
08:26it impossible? I will have another look for you. I'll leave it with you, Rachel. So, let's
08:31go into a tea-time teaser, shall we? It's a mean cad. Clue, I'm most certainly not an
08:36eighties pop star, he said, with some degree of insistence. I'm most certainly not an eighties
08:41pop star, he said, with some degree of insistence.
09:04And the answer, cleverly, is adamance. Adamance. Not a word you see very often, Susie.
09:15No, we normally use the adjective, don't we? Adamant. Hence, Adamance. But I like it
09:20because it's related to diamond, because the diamond is allegedly the hardest stone in existence
09:25and unbreakable, which is why adamant means somebody who is completely resolute and won't
09:30budge. Is that a fact? Well, I'm dashed. I know
09:33somebody who won't budge from always getting it right. And that's Rachel Riley. Now, come on,
09:38Rachel. It was hidden in there. If you say 100 divided by 25 is 4, times 3 is 12, 75
09:46minus
09:472 is 73, times them together for 876, and add on the 1 for 877. Brilliant. Well done, Rachel.
10:00See, Liam, that's how it's done. It's ridiculous. What? That's incredible. You feel ashamed of
10:05yourself. I'm ashamed. I'm proud. All right. Now then, Dave, your letters game. Hi. Start with the
10:12consonant, please. Thank you, Dave. T. And another one? M. And a vowel? E. A vowel? A. A consonant? V.
10:28A vowel?
10:29O. O. Another consonant? R. A vowel? U. And a consonant, please. And the last one? G. Stand by.
10:46G. Stand by.
10:47G. Stand by.
10:54G. Stand by.
11:09G. Alt.
11:10G.
11:11G.
11:17Yes, Dave?
11:18A seven.
11:18A seven, Liam?
11:19Only a six.
11:21And your six?
11:22Outage, Dave.
11:23I went for outrage.
11:25Outrage.
11:26Excellent.
11:26Yes, very appreciated.
11:27Well done.
11:28But in the corner, Michael?
11:31Gourmet.
11:32Very good.
11:33Susie?
11:33That's a nice seven.
11:35Outrage, yes.
11:36And ragu is also there for a six.
11:38Ragu.
11:39For the gourmet.
11:4032 plays 25.
11:41And Liam?
11:42We're with you now.
11:43Start with the consonant, please, Rachel.
11:45Thank you, Liam.
11:46K.
11:47And the vowel, please.
11:49E.
11:50And the consonant.
11:52S.
11:53And the vowel.
11:55I.
11:55And the consonant.
11:57C.
11:58And the vowel.
12:01O.
12:02And the consonant, please.
12:04T.
12:04And the vowel.
12:07E.
12:08And a consonant, please.
12:10And the last one.
12:11S.
12:11And his countdown clock.
12:14And his countdown clock.
12:44Liam?
12:46Risky, eight.
12:47And Dave?
12:48Just a seven.
12:49And that seven?
12:50Sockets.
12:51Now then, Liam, your risk?
12:53Eco-sites.
12:57Not there.
12:58Fantastic try.
12:59But not there, Liam, I'm afraid.
13:01No problem.
13:01Sorry.
13:02No luck.
13:03Michael and Susie?
13:04I was in the shallow waters there.
13:06Stocks was as far as I got.
13:08And Susie, anything?
13:09Coziest for seven.
13:10All right.
13:11That was smart.
13:12Well done.
13:12OK.
13:13So 32 apiece, and it's a numbers game for you, Dave?
13:18Yeah, just one large, please.
13:20Thank you, Dave.
13:20One large.
13:21And five little this time around.
13:23And your numbers are seven, two, six, eight, ten.
13:29And the big one, 75.
13:31And the target, 113.
13:34One, one, three.
13:36One, three.
14:07Well, Dave?
14:081-1-3.
14:08Yes, Liam?
14:101-1-3.
14:11So, Dave?
14:136 by 8.
14:146 by 8, 48.
14:16At the 75.
14:17At the 75, 1-2-3.
14:19Take off the 10.
14:201-1-3, lovely.
14:21And Liam?
14:22I said 10 plus 7 plus 2 is 19.
14:2519.
14:268 minus 6 is 2.
14:28Yep.
14:292 19s are 38.
14:3138, yeah, lovely.
14:32Same result, well done.
14:34So, still...
14:36Level pegging in here.
14:3842 points apiece as we turn to Michael.
14:40Michael, been a newsman for a long time.
14:45Reporting, but also as a news announcer.
14:48Some strange times, I guess.
14:50Yeah, yeah.
14:51It's the funny moments that get to you, I think.
14:54If you're on television a lot, you become very recognisable,
14:57which is not the same as being either famous or talented.
15:00And the other problem is, there's always somebody around to prick your self-importance.
15:05I remember getting into a taxi and saying, Heathrow, I was in a rush, Heathrow.
15:09You know, the taxi driver looked around and said, go on, mate, give me a clue.
15:13And I said, news, you know, on the news.
15:16No, mate, no.
15:18I do documentaries, other programmes.
15:20And I said, no, mate, no.
15:22Radio 4, moral maze, choice, maybe it's the voice.
15:25He says, no, mate, no.
15:28And I said, well, right, in newspapers, sometimes they put my picture on the byline.
15:31And he said, no, mate, no.
15:33No, which terminal?
15:39How lovely.
15:41And he lets you go on.
15:42How brilliant.
15:45Oh, lovely.
15:46Oh, lovely.
15:47It occasionally happens to me and they say, I know that face.
15:51And the best response I've got is I've got a really common face.
15:57Anyway, there we are.
15:5942 points apiece.
16:00A lovely story.
16:0142 points apiece and what shall we do?
16:04Dave, shall we have a letter skip?
16:06Consonant, please.
16:08Thank you, Liam.
16:09M.
16:10And a consonant.
16:11W.
16:13And a consonant.
16:14D.
16:16And a vowel.
16:18O.
16:19And a vowel.
16:21I.
16:22Another vowel, please.
16:23A.
16:24And a consonant.
16:26N.
16:28And a consonant.
16:31V.
16:31And a final vowel, please.
16:33And a final O.
16:36Clock time.
16:51One, two, we'll see it TOM.
16:52Two, we'll see ya and haven't.
16:52Do you still know it won't happen?
16:52Do you alone?
16:54One, two, we'll see you soon.
16:56All right.
16:56Mc Beast, you've got the song you'll see you here.
16:56Bye.
16:56Black, bye for you.
16:57Bye.
16:57Bye, bye.
16:57Bye, bye.
16:57Bye, bye.
17:04Bye bye.
17:08Liam?
17:09Six.
17:09And Dave?
17:10Only a five.
17:12And you're five?
17:12Woman.
17:14Liam?
17:14Domino.
17:16Excellent, yes.
17:16Pretty good?
17:17Very nice.
17:18And Michael and Susie, what have you cobbled together there?
17:22Well, I failed on that one, I'm afraid.
17:24I got as far as void and that was it.
17:25I mean, how bad is that?
17:26A void you could have.
17:27I could have a void.
17:29You've had that on.
17:30You've made me feel better about myself.
17:31You've had that on.
17:32Now then, Susie, your nine?
17:33Um, no nine, I'm afraid.
17:35There's a seven there, woodman, which means the same as a woodsman.
17:38A forester, tree cutter, anyone working in woodland.
17:42Thank you very much.
17:4348 to 42.
17:44Liam's back in charge for the moment and it's Dave's letters game.
17:48Hi.
17:49Um, yes, consonant, please.
17:51Thank you, Dave.
17:52R.
17:52And another one?
17:54S.
17:55A vowel?
17:57E.
17:58Another vowel?
18:00O.
18:01Another vowel?
18:03I.
18:04I.
18:05Um, a consonant?
18:07H.
18:09A consonant?
18:11D.
18:13A consonant?
18:16S.
18:18And a consonant, please.
18:20And lastly, another S.
18:23Countdown.
18:25D.
18:25D.
18:26A consonant, please.
18:26dual.
18:27A consonant?
18:55Yes, Dave?
18:55A six.
18:56A six, Liam.
18:57Eight.
18:58And an eight.
18:59Dave?
19:00Horses.
19:01Thank you, Liam.
19:02Dossiers.
19:04Dossiers.
19:05Excellent.
19:05Famous dossier.
19:06Well done.
19:11And in the corner?
19:12Roses, I had, which was...
19:14It's limp, isn't it?
19:15Oh, right.
19:16And what about Susie?
19:19No, dossier for me as well.
19:21It comes from the French do, meaning your back,
19:24because it was a bundle of papers with a label on the back.
19:26Is that where it came from?
19:27Yes.
19:28The dossier.
19:29Mmm.
19:31Very good.
19:3156 plays, 42, and Liam, numbers time.
19:36Four large, please, Rachel.
19:38Four large, working your way through the different selections.
19:40And two little ones.
19:42Thank you, Liam.
19:42And this time, they are five and ten.
19:46And the four large, 50, 100, 25, 75.
19:51And the target, 230.
19:53Two, three, zero.
19:55Two, three, zero.
20:26Two, three, zero.
20:27Two, 30.
20:28Two, 30.
20:29Two, 30.
20:30Two, 30.
20:30Mm-hm.
20:31Liam.
20:31100 over 25.
20:34Is four.
20:3550 take away the four.
20:3646.
20:37Times five is 230.
20:39In is indeed.
20:40Dave.
20:41100 over 50.
20:43Is two.
20:44Subtract from the 25.
20:46Is 23.
20:47Times 10.
20:47Lovely.
20:48230.
20:49Good.
20:49Well done.
20:49Well done.
20:51Thank you, sir.
20:53So, 66 plays, 52.
20:56As we turn to a tea-time teaser, which is rich sell.
20:59And the clue, you won't get rich trying to sell these in Siberia.
21:03You won't get rich trying to sell these in Siberia.
21:15APPLAUSE
21:23Welcome back.
21:23I left you with the clue, you won't get rich trying to sell these in Siberia.
21:28Trying to sell what?
21:29Trying to sell chillers.
21:31Chillers.
21:33Actually, I think, Rachel, it gets quite hot in Siberia in the summer.
21:36Yeah, hotter than here.
21:3730, 40 degrees.
21:38And very mosquito-y, too, yeah.
21:40There we go.
21:4166 plays 52.
21:43Dave, your letters came now.
21:44Hi.
21:45Consonant, please.
21:46Thank you, Dave.
21:47S.
21:48And another one, please.
21:50T.
21:52Vowel.
21:53E.
21:54Vowel.
21:56I.
21:57Vowel.
21:59E.
22:00Consonant.
22:02T.
22:04Consonant.
22:05L.
22:08Consonant.
22:09M.
22:13And a consonant, please.
22:15And the last one, W.
22:18Countdown.
22:22We'll see you next time.
22:22We'll see you next time.
22:28We'll see you next time.
22:30We'll see you next time.
22:31We'll see you next time.
22:32We'll see you next time.
22:32We'll see you next time.
22:33We'll see you next time.
22:34We'll see you next time.
22:35We'll see you next time.
22:35We'll see you next time.
22:36We'll see you next time.
22:37We'll see you next time.
22:37We'll see you next time.
22:38We'll see you next time.
22:38We'll see you next time.
22:39We'll see you next time.
22:39We'll see you next time.
22:39We'll see you next time.
22:40We'll see you next time.
22:40We'll see you next time.
22:43We'll see you next time.
22:49Well, Dave.
22:50Eight and eight.
22:52Liam.
22:53Seven.
22:55So, Liam.
22:56Where she's.
22:58Dave.
22:59Entitles.
23:01Entitles.
23:02Absolutely brilliant.
23:03Well done.
23:03Very good.
23:07Very good.
23:08Nettles was in there.
23:09It was a seven, I think.
23:10Anything else?
23:11I was pretty hopeful.
23:12I got entitled, but not in titles.
23:15How stupid is that?
23:17It happens very easily.
23:19Susie?
23:20One more eight.
23:21It's 20s.
23:22All right.
23:22Thank you very much.
23:23So, 66, please.
23:24Dave's 60.
23:25And Liam, we're with you again.
23:28Letters time.
23:29Consonant, please.
23:31Thank you, Liam.
23:32S.
23:33And the vowel.
23:35I.
23:35And the consonant.
23:37S.
23:38And the vowel.
23:40O.
23:41And the consonant.
23:43J.
23:44And the vowel.
23:46A.
23:47And the consonant.
23:49D.
23:51And the consonant.
23:53T.
23:54And the consonant, please.
23:56And the last one.
23:57H.
23:58Stand by.
23:59So, we're doing it again.
24:30Liam six six and six from Dave Liam sadist yes Dave joists so tricky yeah
24:40well I got toad toad all right and Susie well it's a good start because you
24:48can add ish at the end and if you're toadish you're basically contemptible
24:53despicable yeah and not very nice as in toadying yes toady up to somebody toadish
25:01not bad all right 72 to 66 and we go to Susie origins of words we love it thank
25:11you well today I'm going to talk about two expressions that come from songs
25:16particularly American songs and the story behind them the first one is a wing and a
25:21prayer if you get through something on a wing and a prayer it means you're in a
25:25desperate situation and you're relying on hope essentially to see you through it
25:30actually comes from a very famous American World War two patriotic song and it tells
25:35the tale of a plane struggling home after a particularly fierce bombing raid and it
25:41goes coming in on a wing and a prayer what a show what a fight boys we really
25:45hit our target for tonight how we sing as we limp through the air look below there's
25:50our field over there though there's one motor gone we can still carry on coming
25:54in on a wing and a prayer and the song came out in 1943 it was an instant hit on
26:00both sides of the Atlantic as you can imagine so much so that the phrase
26:04immediately entered the English language and has remained there pretty much ever
26:08since the second expression is pie in the sky and we talk about something which is
26:14very pleasant to think about but actually is unlikely to ever be realized that
26:18too was American and that too came from a song it was written this time in 1911
26:23for a trade union organization called the industrial workers of the world and
26:28their nickname with the wobblies and along with their union cards each member
26:32would receive a song book and in this song book were parody satires of popular
26:37songs and hymns at the time and one of the organizations they chose to criticize
26:42with the Salvation Army and they were criticizing specifically what they thought was a
26:47concentration on their quest to save souls rather than feed the hungry so this is
26:52what they were parodying and the song that they chose to satirize was the in the
26:58sweet by and by which promised those suffering on earth a better life in heaven and the
27:03chorus of the parody goes work and pray live on hay you'll get pie in the sky when you die
27:11so you know whether or not that was justified people obviously leapt on that
27:15expression and again that slipped into the mainstream of English for something
27:19that as I say is distant and elusive and may not ever come
27:22probably will never come very good thank you 72 to 66 liam's there all right and now then dave
27:35you're gonna have to pull him up it's your letters game consonant please thank you dave f
27:41consonant l vowel you vowel e vowel a consonant m consonant p consonant g a vowel and the last one
28:08e
28:09stand by
28:11you
28:24MUSIC CONTINUES
28:41Yes, Dave? Seven. Seven. Liam? Seven. Dave? Plumage. Plumage. Both of you? Same word. Well-feathered. And in the corner,
28:52Michael and Susie? Ample. Ample. Susie?
28:55Um, there's a six there. Um, pelage, which is the fur or hair of a mammal. So that would get
29:01you to six, but plumage is excellent.
29:03Pelage. Well, I'm dashed. 79 to 73. It's, you know, all to play for here, chaps. Liam, let us go.
29:12Consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Liam. C. And another. M. And a vowel, please.
29:20I. And a vowel. U. And a vowel. E. And a consonant, please. D. And a consonant.
29:32X. And a vowel, please. A. And a consonant. And a final N. Stand by.
30:10MUSIC CONTINUES
30:13Liam? I'll risk a seven. Risk a seven, Dave? Just a six. And that six? Minced.
30:19Now then, how risky is this, Liam? Unmixed.
30:22Not risky at all. Um, it's there. You can talk about unmixed music, an unmixed album, for example, or, um,
30:27unmixed paint. Um, it's in the dictionary. Very good.
30:31Well done, Liam. The gambler. 86 to Dave, 73, as we go to the final numbers game for Dave.
30:39Um, I'll try six more.
30:41Is it gambling a clock, isn't it? Yeah.
30:43Thank you, Dave. Good decision, I think. We'll see. Six little ones for the final numbers game today.
30:48And these are one, nine, three, ten, another nine, and four. And the target, 375.
30:59Five, three, seven, five.
31:02Three, seven, five.
31:32Well, Dave, how was it for you?
31:33Uh, just three, seven, three.
31:36Two away.
31:37Three, seven, three, seven, six.
31:39Three, seven, six. So, Liam?
31:42Uh, four times nine is 36.
31:4536.
31:46Plus one is 37.
31:48Yep.
31:48Times ten.
31:50370.
31:51And nine minus three, and added on.
31:54Nine, the other nine minus three is six, four, one. Away. Three, seven, six.
31:57Well done. Well done. But not perfect, Liam.
32:00For that, we turn to Rachel.
32:02Um, if you say ten plus four is 14, times by nine is 126, minus one is 125, and times
32:12it by three.
32:14Three, seven, five.
32:15Well done. Well done, Rachel.
32:20That's how it's done, Liam.
32:21Well done.
32:2293 to 73, as we go into the final round, that's the conundrum round.
32:26So, Liam, Dave, fingers on buzzers.
32:29Let's reveal today's countdown conundrum.
32:34That was good of you, Liam.
32:36Invisible.
32:37Invisible.
32:38Very fast.
32:39Let's see whether you're right.
32:42Brilliant.
32:43Oh, well done.
32:45I'm really in the room for my money, don't I?
32:47Good time.
32:50Well done, Liam.
32:51Only 103.
32:53But nonetheless, five good wins now.
32:57That's tremendous stuff.
32:57So, Dave, you came up against a formidable player, and so you must take this valuable
33:03goodie bag and take it back with you either to London or to Sydney, where you take it is
33:07entirely up to you.
33:09All right?
33:09Well done.
33:10Thanks.
33:10We shall see you tomorrow again.
33:12Well done.
33:13You march steadily on.
33:15Thanks very much.
33:16Well, thank you.
33:18See you both tomorrow.
33:19Michael.
33:20See you tomorrow.
33:20Susie.
33:21See you tomorrow.
33:22See you tomorrow.
33:23I think you should do motivational tapes, Nick.
33:26Why?
33:26But, like, your voice while you're training, nothing impresses you.
33:29100, oh, only 103.
33:32Oh, only 100 metres in 9.8.
33:35Oh, never mind.
33:37It's the market for it.
33:39The thing is that we know he's capable of 123.
33:43Right, okay.
33:43Well, there you go.
33:44Don't disappoint him next time.
33:46No.
33:46I do my best.
33:47No.
33:47He is incredibly blistering performance.
33:50Fantastic.
33:50And all you can say is not perfect, though.
33:54I know.
33:55Join us tomorrow to see how Liam gets on.
33:59Is he slipping away?
34:00Or will he come back?
34:01Same time.
34:02You'll be sure of it.
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