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00:31Good afternoon, good afternoon, and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34Now, I wonder how many of you know that today is World Meteorological Day.
00:39Very important day, actually, because today it's all about raising awareness of the effects of climate change.
00:45And to illustrate this, the WMO is holding a photo competition.
00:50Open to everybody.
00:52And really, they really want shots of intense weather conditions, vents, heat waves, rainfall, floods, all the rest of it,
01:01to really highlight the fact that the climate is changing.
01:04We've really got to behave ourselves and slow this down and stop it if we possibly can.
01:09Photography.
01:10I used to love photography.
01:11I had cameras, and I used to take ages over them when actually cameras were so technical.
01:16You could alter the focal length and do all sorts of interesting things.
01:19Nowadays, of course, we've all got cameras with beautiful little lenses, but we snap away now.
01:24And in a sense, Rachel, I don't know whether you agree, but actually, we don't perhaps take as much trouble
01:29as we should with our pictures.
01:31What do you think?
01:31Do you take pictures?
01:32Are you a keen photographer?
01:34I think everyone's got a phone.
01:36Most people have got a good camera on their phone these days.
01:38So I went on a safari recently, and I didn't even think to take a camera.
01:42I just had my phone in.
01:43You've got brilliant videos and photos and panoramics.
01:46I think there's even special competitions for particular types of phones, the pictures you can take on them.
01:53And there's a gorgeous one.
01:55I think there was an iPhone photography competition last year.
01:57There's a picture of killer whales and underwater stuff with these things.
02:01It's amazing what you can do just with a small device.
02:03Yeah, but the flexibility is not really there as much as it used to be with, you know, SLR cameras.
02:08But they're so easy, and they're always in your pocket.
02:11That's true.
02:12You can snap away as much as you like.
02:14Now, who have we got with us?
02:15We've got Conrad back.
02:16Exciting day for Conrad to Shearer because you've got seven wins under your belt.
02:21Today's a big day.
02:23And you got a bit rattled in the last game.
02:26And I hope you've had a pleasant night.
02:27You're all relaxed.
02:29It's a countdown.
02:30You're going to get a teapot anyway.
02:31Let's see whether you're actually going to the finals.
02:34Shall we?
02:35All right.
02:36First of all, you've got to get past Graham Lazenby.
02:39Works in logistics in Harrogate.
02:41Enjoys swimming, running, playing tennis at the Starbeck Tennis Club.
02:45And he's a bit of a traveler.
02:46And I think he once stumbled across a rare blue-ringed octopus
02:49while volunteering for a marine conservation project.
02:53Where was that?
02:53It was in Cambodia.
02:55So just off the south west coast.
02:59Oh, wonderful.
02:59And what was this marine conservation project that you were involved in?
03:04So we'd go scuba diving.
03:06We'd go down and do coral reef surveys.
03:08So just survey an area of land and identify what we could find there.
03:14Brilliant.
03:14The main focus was seahorses because they were endangered around there.
03:17And how long were you there for?
03:20In Cambodia, seven weeks.
03:22I've wanted six weeks.
03:22I've never been.
03:23Did you enjoy it?
03:24Yeah, it's amazing.
03:25Yeah.
03:25Great place?
03:26Yeah, great.
03:27Lucky man.
03:28Let's have a big round of applause then for Graham and Conrad.
03:35And over the corner, Susie, of course, joined once again by the wonderful Mark Foster, swimmer,
03:40certainly presenter and motivator too.
03:43Big medalist.
03:44A big medalist and full of great sporting stories.
03:47Welcome back, Mark.
03:48Welcome back.
03:48But now, Conrad.
03:51Go, Conrad.
03:54Hi, Rachel.
03:54Hi, Conrad.
03:56Start today with N.
03:59And another.
04:01V.
04:02And another.
04:05M.
04:06And another.
04:08G.
04:10And a vowel, please.
04:12E.
04:13And another.
04:15A.
04:16And another.
04:18I.
04:19And another vowel, please.
04:24O.
04:26And a consonant.
04:29And lastly, D.
04:31And here's the countdown clock.
04:34And a vowel, please.
04:38And a vowel, please.
04:39And a vowel, please.
04:43And a vowel, please.
04:47And a vowel, please.
04:48And a vowel, please.
04:49And a vowel, please.
04:49And a vowel, please.
04:50And a vowel, please.
04:51And a vowel, please.
04:51And a vowel, please.
04:51And a vowel, please.
04:51And a vowel, please.
04:52And a vowel, please.
04:53And a vowel, please.
04:53And a vowel, please.
05:03well Conrad six six how about Graham six Conrad gained and Graham moving moving
05:14very good yes straightforward enough Mark what have you got got a six and a
05:19seven for six you could have could have had imaged yes and for seven you could
05:24have Domaine which is a French vineyard well that's who's he all right six a
05:29piece and it's Graham's Ladders game Graham hi Rachel hi Graham can I have a
05:33vial please you can do thank you start with you and another a and the third a
05:43and a consonant please H consonant Y third
05:55T and another consonant R and a vowel O and the final consonant please and a final P stand by
06:14so
06:42Yes, Graham?
06:43Six.
06:44A six and?
06:45Uh, six not round down.
06:46Mm-hmm.
06:48Go ahead.
06:49Poetry.
06:49Poetry and?
06:51Hearty.
06:52And hearty.
06:53Yep, nice ones.
06:54What else have we got in the corner there?
06:56Mark?
06:57A couple of sevens you could have had.
06:58Therapy.
06:59Mm-hmm.
06:59And?
07:00And atrophy, which is when a body tissue and organ waste away.
07:04Yeah, your muscles can atrophy.
07:07Yes.
07:07Indeed they can.
07:08Twelve apiece, well done.
07:09And Conrad, numbers game.
07:10Hi, Rachel, can I have six more?
07:12Well, you might say that.
07:13Thank you, Conrad.
07:14Six small, see if this can break your early deadlock.
07:18And the first numbers game of the day is nine, two, six, ten, one, four.
07:27And the target, one hundred and seventy-nine.
07:29One, seven, nine.
07:59One, seven, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten.
08:01Well, Conrad.
08:02One, seven, nine.
08:03One, seven, nine.
08:04One, seven, nine.
08:05One, seven, nine.
08:06Conrad.
08:07Ten times nine times two.
08:09Ten times nine times two, one hundred and eighty.
08:12Subtract one.
08:13Nice and straightforward.
08:14One, seven, nine.
08:14Mr. Lazenby.
08:15One, seven, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten.
08:44One, seven, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten.
08:57Welcome back.
08:58I left you with the clue, it's a great place to skim stones, you be sure of it.
09:02And the answer is Peblia.
09:06Peblia.
09:07Now, twenty-two points apiece.
09:09It's Graham's letters game.
09:10Can I have a consonant, please?
09:12Thank you, Graham.
09:14S.
09:15And a vowel, please.
09:17E.
09:19And a consonant.
09:21K.
09:23And another consonant.
09:25L.
09:27A consonant.
09:29T.
09:31A vowel.
09:33O.
09:35Another vowel.
09:37A.
09:39A.
09:40A consonant.
09:41R.
09:44And a final vowel, please.
09:47And a last one.
09:48E.
09:49Countdown.
09:49A consonant.
09:52A consonant.
10:07A consonant.
10:08A consonant.
10:08A consonant.
10:08A consonant.
10:09A consonant.
10:09A consonant.
10:20Yes, Graham?
10:21Uh, seven.
10:22Seven, Conrad?
10:23Seven.
10:25Graham?
10:26Retakes.
10:27And?
10:27Stalker.
10:30Yeah, very good.
10:31Tight run thing here.
10:32What have we got in the corner?
10:33Mark?
10:34Um, well, we didn't do any better.
10:36I actually pulled one out called Skelter.
10:37But I was told.
10:39Uh, well, it's a brilliant word, but it's only there with helter, skelter.
10:43And it's a funny word, because you can't have helter on its own,
10:46and you can't have skelter on its own.
10:47But together, they make sense.
10:49Helter, skelter.
10:50Yes.
10:51Good fun.
10:51Yeah.
10:5229 points apiece.
10:54Conrad, do your best.
10:57Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
10:58Thank you, Conrad.
11:00B.
11:00And another.
11:03T.
11:04And another.
11:06W.
11:07And another.
11:09T.
11:10And another.
11:12R.
11:13And a vowel, please.
11:16A.
11:17And another.
11:19I.
11:20And another.
11:24O.
11:25And another vowel, please.
11:27And the last one.
11:29E.
11:30And it's countdown.
11:32We'll see you next time.
11:34We'll see you next time.
11:35We'll see you next time.
11:38We'll see you next time.
11:41We'll see you next time.
11:42We'll see you next time.
11:43We'll see you next time.
11:45We'll see you next time.
11:46We'll see you next time.
11:47We'll see you next time.
11:49We'll see you next time.
11:50We'll see you next time.
11:50We'll see you next time.
11:51We'll see you next time.
11:51We'll see you next time.
11:51We'll see you next time.
11:52We'll see you next time.
11:52We'll see you next time.
11:53We'll see you next time.
11:54We'll see you next time.
11:56We'll see you next time.
12:02Conrad. A seven. A seven. Graham. I'll risk seven. Conrad. Batia. Batia. Now then, Graham. Also, Batia.
12:14We happy with Batia? Very happy with Batia. Yes. Bats. Bats and the Belfry, all the same idea of being
12:22slightly mad.
12:23All right. And what else have we got there? Susie? Mark? Well, seven was the best. I had a six
12:28for waiter.
12:29Mm-hmm. But seven was the best we did. All right. Well done. Thirty-six apiece. And, Graham, let's see
12:37what you're made of.
12:38Can I try one large and five small? You can indeed. One large, five small, and see if this can
12:44separate you two.
12:45We'll try it. Right. These five small ones are eight, seven, two, six, one. And the big one, 50. And
12:55the target, 304.
12:56We'll try it.
12:57And the target, 304.
12:58It first
13:30three or four thank you Conrad free of all okay Graham so 50 times six 50 times
13:38six 300 and then eight over two is the four straightforward and Conrad 50 plus
13:46151 times six three hundred and six and minus two yeah well done same very good
13:52all right
13:57but it's still dead heating at 46 a piece as we turn to mark mark Rio Rio in the summer
14:07who
14:07should we keep an eye out for um well from a British perspective we've got lots of
14:14exciting things happening especially in the swimming pool at the moment so after
14:192012 people said it was a slight disappointment in the pool I thought we actually did quite well
14:24Becky Allenton won two bronzes and Michael Jameson won a silver medal but I think you find with with
14:31sport we go through decades and eras where we were quite strong one time and then we get quite weak
14:36and at the moment the team is stronger than I've ever seen it before I think over the last eight
14:42years we've always had swimmers that have been below the top and it's whether we nurture them
14:46and keep them in the sport that they get to rise to the top uh and at the moment we've
14:50got the names
14:51to look out for for 2016 I think the ones that will make the headlines uh and if you are
14:55a betting
14:55man which I don't know if you are at all Nick uh but I was Adam Peaty who last summer
15:00won the world
15:01championships and broke the world record in 100 meters breaststroke um I would say odds on favorite to
15:06win that's there's no guaranteed gold medals in in any championships but he's a very very good shout
15:10out we've also got Siobhan Marie O'Connor who does 200 meter individual medley she won a medal at the
15:16world championships just uh last year in Russia uh Fran Housel and Fran Housel's now only 25 years of
15:23age and you think she's been around for if you know sport or you know swimming she's been around for
15:26the last 10 years when picking up medals uh she's coming to her peak and she's got a new coach
15:31at the
15:31moment so I mean all in all we have got a number of medal opportunities where in the past I'd
15:36have
15:36probably said going into a championships you can look out for this one person and I'd have been
15:40talking about Michael Phelps uh and the good and the great from the rest of the world so no potentially
15:46this year we've got some some new people some new faces to look out for and also new names which
15:51hopefully will then encourage the next generation of swimmers to come through and shine you'll be there
15:55I will be there in Rio on coca cabana beach in a pair of swimming trunks I don't do the
16:02pair of
16:02swimming trunks thing anymore but I'll be there commentating and talking about it yes that's the
16:06important thing you'll have a mic well done well done thank you very much thank you Mark now here we
16:14are we've got a fight on our hands here 46 apiece and it's Conrad's letters game can I have a
16:19consonant
16:20present please Rachel thank you Conrad s and another l and another g and another n and a cop
16:34a vowel please you and another o and another a and another e
16:49and a consonant please and a final x count down
16:59so
17:03well Conrad seven a seven gram
17:03so
17:03so
17:27Well, Conrad.
17:29Seven.
17:30A seven, Graham?
17:31Seven.
17:32Conrad.
17:33Lounges.
17:34Lounges.
17:35And, Graham?
17:35The same.
17:38Can the corner come up with something to beat that?
17:41Didn't do any better in those sevens now.
17:43No, that was ours.
17:43Lounges all the way, yes.
17:45All right.
17:4653 apiece.
17:47My word.
17:48Graham, you're going to break free.
17:50It's a letters game.
17:53Consonant, please, Rachel.
17:54Thank you, Graham.
17:55T.
17:57And a vowel.
17:59O.
18:01Consonant.
18:02R.
18:04And a second.
18:07F.
18:08Another consonant.
18:11M.
18:13And a vowel.
18:16A.
18:18And another vowel.
18:20I.
18:22And a consonant.
18:25L.
18:27And a final consonant.
18:29And a final B.
18:31Here's the countdown clock.
18:32And a vowel.
18:50And a vowel.
18:52And a vowel.
18:52And a vowel.
18:52And a vowel.
18:52And a vowel.
18:53And a vowel.
19:03Graham six six six six for Conrad Graham formal formal and format and format yes what else we
19:16got tailors in there I think and the else it is we had another six with mortal yes and a
19:26very
19:26last minute seven that's just scribbling down there orbital orbital orbital are well done oh that is
19:31good orbital very very good 59 apiece somebody's got a crack will it be Conrad and a numbers game I
19:39wonder six more please Rachel trying again to make the break thank you come around six little ones
19:44coming up and this time they are five another five one nine ten and another nine and the target 849
19:58849
20:02so
20:16so
20:17so
20:17so
20:31CONRAD
20:32CONRAD
20:32849, not written down.
20:34How about, uh, Graham?
20:36850.
20:37850, this might be the moment.
20:39So, Conrad?
20:419 times 10.
20:429 times 10 is 90.
20:44Plus 5.
20:45Plus 5, 95.
20:46Times 9.
20:47Times the other 9 is 855.
20:50And subtract the 5 and 1.
20:51The other 5.
20:52Perfect.
20:52Well done.
20:53You made the break.
20:54Well done, Conrad.
20:57Well done.
20:5869 now for 59.
21:00Graham, back to time.
21:01Don't you worry.
21:02You have a little relax as we go into a tea-time teaser.
21:05And the teaser is, did horse.
21:08And the clue, he did put badly made shoes on the horse.
21:12He did put badly made shoes on the horse.
21:32Welcome back.
21:33I left with the clue.
21:34He did put badly made shoes on the horse.
21:39And the answer is shoddier.
21:40He shot it shoddily.
21:43Shoddier is the answer.
21:4569 to 59.
21:46Conrad, 10 points ahead.
21:48Graham, don't let him get away.
21:51Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
21:53Thank you, Graham.
21:54T.
21:55And a vowel.
21:58A.
21:59And a consonant.
22:00M.
22:03Another consonant.
22:06S.
22:08And a third.
22:10R.
22:12And a vowel, please.
22:14E.
22:16A vowel.
22:18U.
22:20A consonant.
22:23N.
22:25And a final vowel, please.
22:27And a final I.
22:30Countdown.
22:42etext.
22:44Sort ofelles.
22:45P.
22:48P.
22:56Go.
22:59F.
23:01Here's the name.
23:01Yes, Graham seven a seven Conrad nine
23:09Graham matures now then mr. Toshira ruminates
23:25Well done Conrad now then mark well, what is your nine to be fair? We can't we can't top it
23:31We've got ruminates, but then Susie found another one
23:34Yep, anti serum is in there slightly less likely but that's a blood serum containing antibodies against specific diseases
23:42I see an anti serum. Yeah. Well done indeed. Thank you very much anti serum
23:46There it is and it's eighty seven to fifty nine as we turn to Conrad for a letters game Conrad
23:56Thank you Conrad P and another
24:02S and another
24:05L and another
24:08P and a
24:10Val please a
24:13And another I
24:16and another
24:19E and a consonant please
24:23L
24:26and
24:27And another consonant please and lastly and
24:30Don't don't
24:31E
24:32and
24:33I
24:45And
24:47I
24:48and
25:00And
25:02Conrad. Seven. And a risky seven. A risky seven from Graham. Conrad. Nipples. Nipples. Graham. Alpines. Thank you. Excellent. Yes,
25:18alpine plants, alpines. Certainly pluralise them. Yep. Absolutely fine. Very good. And Mark, Susie. Can't do any better in the
25:26seven, can we? No. Nappies. Nappies. Yes, and apples for six.
25:30And apples. All right. Well done indeed. Ninety-four to sixty-six. And now we come to that part of
25:37the day that the nation has been waiting for. It's Susie's Origins of Words. Susie.
25:43Two animals for you today, Nick. And the catalyst for this was an email from Alan from Accrington. He didn't
25:51give me a surname, but he says, please could you explain the reasoning behind the phrase to badger somebody, which
25:57is to nag them, isn't it?
25:59And to go on and on and on at somebody. And you might guess that this one goes back to
26:05something very cruel, and that's the horrible sport, so-called sport of badger baiting.
26:11It does allude to the nocturnal burrowing mammal, the badger. And you'd think that it probably refers to the badger
26:20itself being sort of killed by dogs, because of course dogs were pitted against badgers with the idea of getting
26:28them out of their burrows.
26:28I don't need to go into it. It was all very, very cruel. But actually, those fights weren't as one
26:33-sided as you might expect. And badgers were chosen specifically for this entertainment because they're incredibly tenacious.
26:40And they've also got very, very sharp teeth. So it's quite possible that the badgering was actually done by the
26:46badger to the dogs. And that would probably make more sense as far as the expression is concerned.
26:53But I'm going to move from badgers to shrews. If you're shrewd today, you are savvy, you are wise, and
27:00you're astute, and that's all very good.
27:02But you will probably be good at evaluating what's bad as well. And over the centuries, shrewd has had a
27:08very tough time of it. It's meant harmful, irksome, ominous, ugly, abusive, depraved, disgusting, unsatisfactory, or naughty.
27:18It's had every single one of those meanings over the centuries. And that's because the shrew itself is held to
27:23be very spiteful, very cunning, and altogether mean-spirited.
27:27And a woman we know from Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, if she was shrewish, she was not very pleasant
27:33to be around, and extremely sour tempers.
27:35And it was only in the 1500s, so comparatively late in the grand scheme of things, that the quality of
27:40being shrewd took on more positive meanings.
27:44But I hope that answers Alan's question about badgering. As I say, it goes back to a not-very-nice
27:48pastime that we will be good to forget, I think.
27:51Well done. Thank you.
27:56Yeah. You seem to look shrewd. It's still slightly pejorative, isn't it?
28:01It is. Slightly, yeah.
28:01Yeah.
28:0294 plays, 66. Conrad on 94. And it's Graham's letters game, penultimate letters game. Graham?
28:08Uh, consonant, please.
28:10Thank you, Graham.
28:11R.
28:13And a vowel.
28:15A.
28:16Uh, consonant.
28:19B.
28:21Uh, another vowel.
28:23E.
28:24And a second.
28:27O.
28:29And a consonant.
28:31D.
28:32Another consonant.
28:35L.
28:37And a third.
28:39D.
28:41And a final vowel, please.
28:44And a final I.
28:47Countdown.
28:48The two.
28:49All right.
29:10One.
29:11One.
29:12One.
29:13One.
29:13One.
29:13Two.
29:14Three.
29:14One.
29:15You.
29:16Two.
29:17Two.
29:20Graham seven Conrad seven two sevens yes Graham blada blada and boarded thank you very nice can
29:32we improve on that do we match it no we can only match it we've also got a rail bed
29:36yes
29:38the railroad bed of gravel upon which the rails are laid for a railway okay well done that's it
29:43that's it thank you 101 Conrad you've gone through the hundred mark well done Graham on 73 great score
29:50and we now look to Conrad for the final letters game can I have a consonant please thank you
29:56Conrad N and another D and another C and another T and a vowel please a and another
30:13you and another I and a another please a and can I have another vowel please and the last one
30:30I stand by
30:33so
30:48so
31:03Thank you, Conrad.
31:05Um, six.
31:08A six.
31:09Graham?
31:09Six.
31:11Right.
31:12Conrad?
31:13Induct.
31:14Induct and?
31:15United.
31:16United.
31:17Yes.
31:18Thank you very much.
31:19Can we beat six, chaps?
31:21Indicate.
31:22Indicate.
31:23Very good.
31:24Susie?
31:25Yep, that was our best.
31:26That's it.
31:26Good enough.
31:271-0-7.
31:28Played 79.
31:29And we roar into the final numbers game.
31:32Graham.
31:32Graham Lazenby.
31:34Let's go for two large and four small.
31:36Thank you, Graham.
31:37Two large, four small for the final one of the day.
31:39And this time, your little numbers are nine, one, nine, and six.
31:47And the big one's 75 and 100.
31:50And the target, 364.
31:52Three, six, four.
31:54Two large, four small for the final one of the day.
31:58And the target, 364.
31:59And the target, 364.
32:12And the target, 364.
32:12And the target, 364.
32:13And the target, 364.
32:13And the target, 364.
32:14And the target, 364.
32:14And the target, 364.
32:14And the target, 364.
32:14And the target, 364.
32:14And the target, 364.
32:15And the target, 364.
32:16And the target, 364.
32:16And the target, 364.
32:18And the target, 364.
32:24Graham.
32:26Er, three, six, seven, not written down.
32:31Three, six, seven.
32:32Conrad?
32:32Three, six, five.
32:34Three, six, five.
32:36Go, Conrad.
32:38Nine minus six is three.
32:40Nine minus six, three.
32:41Times a hundred.
32:43Three hundred.
32:44Plus 75.
32:45Three, seven, five.
32:46And minus nine and one.
32:48Yep.
32:49The other nine for one away.
32:51One away.
32:51Well done.
32:52Not perfect, though.
32:53Rachel, can you crack that for us?
32:55Er, it was a little tricky, so leave it with me.
32:58Certainly we will.
32:59One, one, four.
33:00Play 79 as we go into the final round.
33:04Conrad, Graham, fingers on buzzers.
33:06Let's reveal today's countdown conundrum.
33:13Conrad?
33:14Magically.
33:15Magically.
33:16Magically.
33:19There you go.
33:20Well done.
33:23Well done.
33:28Well done.
33:29Well done, Conrad.
33:29I'll come back to you in a second.
33:31But, Graham, you had him neck and neck all the way.
33:33So you played brilliantly.
33:35Well done.
33:35But, in the end, Conrad, our new octochamp, took the day.
33:41Well done.
33:42Well done.
33:42Graham, will you take this back?
33:44Back to Harrogate with our very best wishes.
33:47Well played.
33:48Very impressive player.
33:50Young man, we shall see you in the finals.
33:53Fantastic.
33:53Well done.
33:55All right, guys, we shall see you tomorrow.
33:57We'll have two new contestants, and let's see how they shape up.
34:00Will we have another octochamp lurking there, I wonder?
34:03Yeah.
34:04Well done, Conrad.
34:04Indeed.
34:05We'll see you tomorrow.
34:06Now, Rachel, what have you been up to?
34:08It wasn't too tricky, just lots of dead ends with this one.
34:10But if you say 100 minus 9 is 91, and then 9 plus 1 minus 6 is 4, and just
34:18times them together.
34:19Oh, good.
34:20Jolly good.
34:20Well done.
34:22Well done.
34:25And join us tomorrow.
34:26Same time, same place.
34:28You be sure of it.
34:29Two new contestants.
34:31Very good afternoon.
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