- 2 days ago
This episode was kindly donated by SuperLegendary.
Category
📺
TVTranscript
00:31Good afternoon, good afternoon. Welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34Now today is World Thinking Day. Amazing, isn't it? I'm not sure what we're going to do for the rest
00:39of the year.
00:40But apparently World Thinking Day is a significant date for girl guides and scouts the world over.
00:46And it's to coincide, this World Thinking Day, with the birthday of both Robert Baden-Powell and his wife, Olav.
00:53I always thought Olav was a man's name.
00:55But anyway, she was called Olav, and the 10 million strong girl guiding community will be keeping up the tradition
01:01of raising a lot of money.
01:04It started way back in 1932, and today, the World Thinking Day, raises loads of money.
01:09I think it's only a penny per guide or something like that, but loads of money right around the world.
01:15Brilliant.
01:16Now, my brother was a scout. I think I've discussed this with you before.
01:19He undertook some strange cooking things in the orchard, but I never was a boy scout.
01:25And in a sense, I may have missed out on something.
01:28Did girl guiding ever beckon you towards its warm bosom?
01:32I was a scout. Fifth Thought Bay. Don't be so surprised. Girls can be scouts.
01:37Yeah, we played football every day, except the boys, the scouts, weren't as good as the boys at school.
01:42So that wasn't that interesting. But we did go camping once.
01:45Camping?
01:45That was my one experience of camping ever.
01:48Well done. Now, we've got some good performers with us today.
01:52We've got two interesting young gentlemen.
01:54We've got Paul Erdenast, reigning champion. Fantastic.
01:59Just two great wins last week, both over 122 and 127, which is pretty much near the top of the
02:06tree, really.
02:07Absolutely wonderful.
02:08The Mindsport's Olympiad Tetris gold medalist.
02:11You're into these strange things, aren't you?
02:13And in Oxford, you were sort of champion of some origami club.
02:17You could sort of fold a, what was it? A dinosaur?
02:20Yeah, I think it was a T-Rex skeleton.
02:22Brilliant.
02:24Dangerous young man, Paul.
02:25Now then, you're joined by Ben Darley, a stage hypnotist and mind reader.
02:30Don't look at me. Don't look at me, Ben.
02:32I'm not catching up.
02:33And you perform a hypnosis show called Strictly Come Trancing.
02:38What's that about?
02:39I'm not looking at you.
02:40That's fine. Shall I close my eyes while I talk to you, Nick?
02:42All right, go on.
02:44Strictly Come Trancing is my hypnosis show.
02:46I perform it in social clubs. I'll be at Edinburgh Festival as well.
02:50It's very different. If you like hypnosis shows, come and seek me out.
02:53If you're in Edinburgh.
02:54Brilliant.
02:55Big round of applause for Ben and Paul.
03:01And over in the corner, as ever, the wonderful Suzy Dent, joined once again by Julia Bradbury, TV presenter.
03:07And really, somebody who's encouraging the Brits out to walk this beautiful, wonderful world of ours, this country of ours.
03:15You've got a new show. It's called?
03:17It's called Britain's Best Walks for the View, Friday night, 8 o'clock, Nick.
03:21Well done.
03:21I'm sure you'll be following every route for the next few weeks.
03:24Is it just, it's not just a coastal thing, it's beautiful walks.
03:28Yeah, beautiful walks. Just beautiful walks with a lovely view and a good pub as well.
03:31Just started, I think.
03:32Just started. It started last Friday.
03:33Brilliant. Well done. Well done, Julia.
03:35Now then, let's get down to business here, shall we?
03:38Mr. Erdenast. Take it away.
03:42Good afternoon, Rachel.
03:43Good afternoon, Paul.
03:44Consonant, please.
03:45Thank you. Start the week with R.
03:48And another.
03:50M.
03:51And a vowel.
03:54E.
03:54And another.
03:56O.
03:57And a consonant.
03:59C.
04:00And another.
04:02D.
04:03And a vowel.
04:05I.
04:06And a consonant.
04:09S.
04:10And a final vowel, please.
04:14And a final A.
04:16And here's the countdown clock.
04:18A.
04:19And a notice.
04:19A.
04:46A.
04:48yes Paul eight and eight Ben seven and that seven admires admires and
04:56Mercados Mercados yes markets in Spanish speaking country is very good super
05:02Mercado Julia Bradbury comrades yes comrades come all your comrades
05:12anything else yes if eight otherwise lots of sevens Cardi's miss red kind of
05:17thing that words I like Cardi's all right eight points to Paul well done Ben
05:23take it away hi Rachel hi Ben may I have a consonant please you may thank you start
05:28with L and again ah and another and I'll have a vowel oh and again I consonant
05:41S vowel E consonant T and a vowel and the last one a stand by
05:58so
06:29nine that's on for the same nine Ben it's relations relations and same words
06:37relations there good start there Ben 18 points to pause 26 but in the corner what
06:49news agreed on relations we didn't wait because we have good relations in this
06:52corner tensorial is another nine yes yes that's what to do with stretching tensile
06:58muscles tensile strength yes and oriental so there were quite a few nines there
07:03very good well done all right numbers time now Rachel's area Paul what would you
07:11like one large and five small please thank you for one large one and five little
07:17the ones to kick us off this week and for the first time the numbers are one three
07:22nine five six and a large one fifty and the target nine hundred and ten nine one zero
07:38so
07:47so
07:48so
08:01Yes, Paul.
08:03910.
08:04910.
08:05And 910.
08:07And 910.
08:08OK.
08:09So, Paul.
08:10OK, so 50 times 9.
08:12Is 450.
08:14Plus 5.
08:15455.
08:163 take 1 is 2.
08:18Yep.
08:20Fine with it.
08:21Perfect.
08:21910.
08:22There we go.
08:23And 50 by 6 by 3.
08:2650 by 6 by 3.
08:29900.
08:29And 9 and 1.
08:30Yep, lovely.
08:31Well done.
08:31910 again.
08:33Well done.
08:38So, what shall we do?
08:40Tea time teaser, perhaps?
08:41It's Abel's side, and the clue, he was able to come down the side of the building.
08:46He was able to come down the side of the building.
09:05Welcome back.
09:06I left with the clue.
09:07He was able to come down the side of the building.
09:09How was that?
09:10He abseiled down.
09:11He abseiled down the side of the building.
09:15So, Paul, 36.
09:17Ben doing well on 28.
09:18And it's Ben.
09:19Letters came for you.
09:20Consonant, please, Rachel.
09:21Thank you, Ben.
09:22M.
09:23And another.
09:25M.
09:26I'll have a vowel.
09:27O.
09:29And a consonant.
09:31G.
09:32Vowel.
09:34U.
09:35Consonant.
09:37T.
09:38Consonant.
09:40F.
09:41Vowel.
09:44O.
09:45And a vowel.
09:48And the last one.
09:49A.
09:51Stand by.
09:52A vowel.
10:24Yes, Ben. Six.
10:25Six, Paul. Seven.
10:28So, Ben.
10:29Amount.
10:30Amount and?
10:31Footman.
10:32Footman.
10:33Excellent.
10:34Footman.
10:35Now, Julia.
10:36Footman as well.
10:37That was as high as I could go.
10:39And the LSUZ?
10:40There was outman for six, which means to outnumber.
10:44Mango for five, but footman was the only one we could see for seven.
10:47Well done.
10:4843 plays 28.
10:49Paul in the lead, and it's Paul's letters game now.
10:52Consonant, please, Rachel.
10:52Thank you, Paul.
10:54R.
10:55And another.
10:57N.
10:58And a vowel.
10:59E.
11:00And another.
11:01A.
11:02And a consonant.
11:04D.
11:05And another.
11:07Y.
11:08And a vowel.
11:10I.
11:12And a consonant.
11:14F.
11:15And a final consonant, please.
11:19And a final B.
11:21Stand by.
11:22And a vowel.
11:23And a vowel.
11:50And a vowel.
11:52Yes, Paul. Seven. A seven, Ben. And seven? Paul? Bandier. Bandier. And it's anagram brained. Brained. Very good. Very good.
12:06Bandier.
12:08Yeah, it goes back to an old word meaning a hockey stick. The curve of the hockey stick is like
12:13bandy legs.
12:14Yeah. Bandy legs. Yeah. We all agreed on brained. Brained was the one. Little beady. Doesn't give any points, but
12:22I like the word beady.
12:23Yes. Well done. All right. 50 plays 35. And it's Ben's numbers game. Ben.
12:27Rachel, please, could we have two from the top? Thank you, Ben. Two from the top and four little ones
12:33coming up.
12:34And this time the little ones are five, ten, seven, six, and the big two, 25 and 75.
12:44And the target, 303.
12:46303.
12:47303.
13:17What news, Ben?
13:19302.
13:20One away. Paul?
13:22303.
13:22303. Now then.
13:24Okay, 75 take 25.
13:27It is 50.
13:28Times six.
13:29It is 300.
13:3010 take seven is three.
13:32It is indeed. Well done. 303.
13:34Nicely done. Well done.
13:38Well done. So, Paul on 60, Ben 35, as we turn to Julian now.
13:45Don't ask me to do that.
13:47A young mum of three.
13:50And they come out.
13:51You're so kind, Nick, a young mum of three.
13:53It's true.
13:54It's true.
13:54Or a mum of young three.
13:56A young three.
13:56Now, these kids, of course, they come out with wonderful expressions.
13:59Have yours come out with any gems?
14:03Whenever I come on Countdown, I'm always, you know, you need to be in the zone.
14:06And I'm afraid you're going to have to hypnotize me, Ben, in order to get me anywhere close to your
14:11level.
14:12But I don't think the last 18 months have really helped since I've been here because I'm just full of
14:16baby speak and baby talk.
14:17So, I thought I'd add a few baby expressions to the Countdown lexicon.
14:21Spangled eggs is my little boy's favorite.
14:24He likes to have spangled eggs.
14:25And he is fresh as a, what is it, fresh as a what-y?
14:31Daisy.
14:32Yeah, but he's not fresh as a daisy.
14:33He's clean as a, he's clean as a daisy and fresh as a whistle.
14:38What about you, Nick, when you were little?
14:39I can't remember.
14:41It's so long ago.
14:42But I remember my little boy.
14:45No, they never really spoke to me, actually.
14:47But my son, when he was a young chap, sausages were yodages.
14:53Yodages.
14:54It always amused me, yeah.
14:55And there's one that I, I suppose I really shouldn't because he would be so embarrassed.
15:00But he, he was only a little chap.
15:03He'd go for a wee and then he'd say, right, Mr. Binger, back you go.
15:11And he tucked it back into his pyjamas and everybody, Mr. Binger.
15:15Mr. Binger.
15:15He'll be so cross with me now.
15:17Yeah, he certainly will.
15:19Susie Savas.
15:20He was a very, you're probably always good with words.
15:22He was a very sweet kid.
15:23No, I used to talk about pedestrians instead of pedestrians for a very long time.
15:27And then my youngest still talks about nins and peedles.
15:30She has nins and peedles in her feet always.
15:32Nins and peedles.
15:32I grew up in a place called, near a place called Oakham.
15:35Yeah.
15:36And I came home one day from school and I was singing the, the Christmas carals and I was
15:39singing Oakham Little Children.
15:41No.
15:42It made perfect sense.
15:43Very sweet.
15:44The dance settee, that was the other one.
15:46The dance settee.
15:47The dance settee.
16:05Still do a lot of television, even with these young children.
16:08It's all a juggling act, Nick.
16:09Yeah, I guess so.
16:10Juggler round.
16:11We're a good juggler.
16:12All right.
16:12Now, what shall we do?
16:1460 plays, 35.
16:15It's, uh, it's, uh, Paul's letters game.
16:18Now, Paul.
16:19Consonant, please, Rachel.
16:20Thank you, Paul.
16:22G.
16:22And another.
16:25R.
16:25And a vowel.
16:27E.
16:28And another.
16:30A.
16:31And a consonant.
16:32P.
16:33And another.
16:35D.
16:36And a vowel.
16:39I.
16:40And a consonant.
16:43H.
16:45And a final consonant, please.
16:47And a final P.
16:49Countdown.
17:21Yes, Paul?
17:22A skip with a seven.
17:23A seven, Ben?
17:24I will join him on a seven.
17:26All right.
17:27Paul?
17:27Happier.
17:28And Ben?
17:29Happier.
17:30There we go.
17:31Both very happy.
17:32Anybody else happier?
17:34Yes.
17:34We're happier.
17:35Yeah?
17:35We're happier.
17:36And the others?
17:37Graft is another one.
17:39Yeah.
17:40G-R-A.
17:41P-H-E-D.
17:41Graft.
17:42Very good.
17:42Susie?
17:43Plot and a graph.
17:44Uh, then we'll be down to sixes with ripped.
17:46That kind of thing.
17:46All right.
17:4867 to 42.
17:49And it's Ben's letters game.
17:50Ben?
17:51I'll have a consonant, please.
17:53Thank you, Ben.
17:54S.
17:54And again.
17:57T.
17:58And another.
18:00N.
18:01And a vowel.
18:03A.
18:04And again.
18:05O.
18:06And a consonant.
18:08Z.
18:09And a vowel.
18:11U.
18:13Consonant.
18:15S.
18:15And a vowel.
18:18And the last one.
18:20A.
18:21Countdown.
18:23And a vowel.
18:25And a vowel.
18:26By the way.
18:26And a vowel.
18:52well then seven a seven ball seven then sonatas sonatas and same word
19:01to sonatas and the corner julia susie gets all the credit for this one great
19:08oh stanzas very good another seven that good with the zed do you like to use a zed
19:15stanzas yeah no extra points unfortunately 74 to 49 and it's paul's numbers game there's
19:22rachel paul one from the top please thank you for one of the top and five more of my
19:28famous little ones and this time the small numbers are eight three five another three
19:35one and the big one 100 and the target 723 723
19:46so
20:13yes paul 723 723
20:17and then i think i've got 723 all right so paul 100 plus 3 103 8 take 1 is 7
20:26times them
20:28721 and then 5 take 3 is 2 the other one yeah lovely perfect 723 well done and then 3
20:35times
20:353 is 9 3 3 is a 9 take that off 100 100 minus 991 times 8 times by 8
20:42is 728 and take off the
20:45five five well done 723 again lovely very neat well done then
20:47all right so 84 to 59 is returned to our second tea time teaser which is cafe cola and the
20:57clue
20:57he went for a drink after working here all day he went for a drink after working here all day
21:21welcome back i left with the clue he went for a drink after working here all day where was he
21:26working why he was at the coal face coal face now 84 to paul ben on 59 ben on 59
21:33and then
21:33consonant please rachel thank you ben
21:36thank you ben
21:38r and val
21:39o
21:41consonant
21:42l
21:44and again
21:45h
21:47one more
21:48d
21:50and val
21:50i
21:52val
21:53e
21:55consonant
21:57consonant
21:59consonant
22:00and lastly q
22:02stand by
22:04b
22:05b
22:06b
22:08b
22:08b
22:08b
22:09b
22:10b
22:14b
22:19b
22:20b
22:20b
22:20b
22:22b
22:23b
22:23b
22:23b
22:23b
22:23b
22:23b
22:23b
22:31b
22:37b
22:37c
22:38b
22:39o
22:39b
22:43b
22:43b
22:44b
22:44b
22:44b
22:45b
22:49h
22:51b
22:53b
22:58c
23:00b
23:05b
23:07a
23:07And another.
23:10M.
23:11And a vowel.
23:13O.
23:14And another.
23:16U.
23:17And a consonant.
23:19T.
23:20And another.
23:22R.
23:24And a vowel.
23:26E.
23:27And another.
23:29A.
23:31And a final consonant, please.
23:34And a final B.
23:36Countdown.
23:37And a final consonant.
24:07mmm yes Paul eight and eight Ben this is seven and your seven out there to
24:17out bear something Paul out brave and out brave out there is not there I'm
24:26afraid to burn it was a good guess but sadly not a lucky one and but out brave
24:31is there to out do somebody in bravery and what have you got in the corner what
24:42brave I don't remember much because I'm the mother of three young children but
24:47tambour has has popped up a few times actually when I've been on countdown
24:50tambour drum yeah t-a-m-b-o-u-r okay and Susie very good that was our best
24:56actually yes we were beaten by out brave that was it all right well done thank
25:00you 9865 as I say as we turn back to Susie and her wonderful origins of words
25:06what have you got on this Monday afternoon we have eggs spangled eggs
25:12which I love and just various idioms in English that have eggs in them I'm going
25:18to start with a nest egg we talk about putting away a tidy nest egg a little bit
25:23of money as a saving and the reference there is to putting a wheel or a china
25:27egg into a hen's nest to encourage her to lay this used to be a very common
25:32practice and apparently it works the largest number of eggs ever recorded
25:37apparently 71 astonishingly I'm not sure if that was by a hen I think I was by
25:41another kind of bird human but it might have been induced by a nest egg and the
25:47connection between this and savings is the idea that you put something in in
25:51order to accrue more and also perhaps the idea that the nest egg would be taken
25:55away after the real eggs had been laid what about egging somebody on I'm often
26:01asked about this one it's got nothing to do with birds eggs or any eggs at all
26:05actually we have the Vikings to thank for this one because it goes back to the old
26:10Norse word edger which gave us edge and it was all about urging or inciting
26:15somebody which of course the Vikings were very good at so nothing to do with the
26:19at the yokey eggs that we eat today and all to do with pushing somebody forward
26:24as those more orders once did and finally one of the oldest expressions in English
26:28which is don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs what is that all about and it's
26:33as ludicrous as many other similar expressions and there's also don't
26:37teach your grandmother to how to milk ducks which is very strange indeed and
26:42don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep and the idea of it is clear enough in
26:45that don't teach somebody who's far more experience than you to do something that
26:49they already know about but it's a ludicrous expression was always meant to be
26:53ludicrous and one of a whole bevy of similar expressions well done thank you
27:00thank you Susie as ever keeping us up to speed with these wonderful little essays
27:0798 play 65 Paul on 98 and it's Ben's letters game good luck Ben thank you
27:13consonant please thank you Ben okay and vowel I and a consonant S and a consonant L and
27:27vowel O and one more E consonant T consonant N and vowel and the last one I
27:42I stand by
27:45I
27:46I
27:46I
27:46I
27:46I
27:46I
27:56I
27:58I
28:06I
28:08I
28:15I
28:19I
28:22I
28:23I
28:23I
28:24I
28:25I
28:36I
28:39I
28:41I
28:41I
28:44I
28:44I
28:44I
28:44I
28:46I
28:46I
28:47I
28:47I
28:47I
28:47I
28:48I
28:48I
28:48I
28:48I
28:49I
28:49I
28:49I
28:49I
28:50I
28:50I
28:52I
28:52I
29:02I
29:04I
29:04I
29:09I
29:23I
29:24I
29:24I
29:24I
29:24I
29:24I
29:28I
29:30I
29:30I
29:31I
29:31I
29:31I
29:31I
29:32I
29:32I
29:33I
29:34I
29:34I
29:34I
29:41I
29:42I
29:44I
29:45I
30:06I
30:06I
30:07I
30:08I
30:08I
30:08I
30:08I
30:10I
30:11I
30:14I
30:18I
30:19I
30:20I
30:21I
30:23I
30:24I
30:24I
30:28I
30:29I
30:29I
30:31I
30:33I
30:33I
30:37I
30:47I
30:48I
30:48I
30:48I
31:00I
31:01I
31:01I
31:01I
31:01I
31:02I
31:02I
31:03I
31:06I
31:07I
31:07I
31:07I
31:09I
31:10I
31:11I
31:11I
31:12I
31:13I
31:14I
31:14I
31:42I
31:43I
31:43I
31:43I
31:45I
31:46I
31:55I
31:56I
32:12I
32:13I
32:13I
32:13I
32:13I
32:13I
32:13I
32:17I
32:20I
32:23I
32:26I
32:31I
32:36I
32:37I
32:39I
32:40I
32:40I
32:42I
32:43I
32:53I
32:57I
32:57I
32:57I
32:57I
32:57I
32:57I
32:57I
32:58I
33:00I
33:01I
33:01I
33:01I
33:04I
33:04I
33:05I
33:05I
33:22I
33:29I
33:29I
33:29I
33:29I
33:33I
33:40I
33:46I
33:47I
33:55I
33:56I
33:58I
33:59I
33:59I
33:59I
33:59I
33:59I
33:59I
34:01I
34:03I
34:06I
34:07I
34:18I
34:19I
34:19I
34:27I
34:28I
34:29I
34:29I
34:29I
34:29I
34:30I
34:31I
34:41I
34:43I
34:45I
34:46I
34:46I
34:46I
34:47I
34:48I
34:48I
34:50I
34:52I
35:02I
35:15I
35:16I