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00:32Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:35I read an article recently about an exhibition that's taking place at a sort of faux French chateau in the
00:42north of England at the Bose Museum at Barnard Castle.
00:46And it's playing host to an exhibition of something like 200 pairs of shoes.
00:52And the exhibition is called Pleasure and Pain.
00:55Shoes are important. I actually do like shoes.
00:57But I like, I suppose, well-made shoes that last forever.
01:03And I've got shoes that I've had for 20 years or so.
01:06Lovely.
01:06And you always have fantastic shoes, particularly those gold ones.
01:11I don't know which gold ones you're referring to.
01:12I've got many gold ones, probably.
01:14I don't even know which ones.
01:16You wear very high heels, too, because you're tall.
01:17Sometimes.
01:18Yeah.
01:19Sometimes.
01:19Nothing marvellous.
01:20All right.
01:21Now, Rachel, Annie Humphries is back.
01:24My word, she's on a run.
01:25She scored 97 first time out.
01:27100 yesterday.
01:29A retired teacher from Basildon.
01:32And you're getting better all the time.
01:34Better all the time.
01:36But the thing is, Annie, have a care.
01:39Because somebody then pops up.
01:40That's the rule in the countdown.
01:42And somebody's popped up here called Malcolm Potter.
01:45Welcome, Malcolm.
01:46A principal teacher of languages from Kirkinner, near Newton Stewart in Scotland.
01:51Now, you also now teach Spanish, or you certainly speak Spanish.
01:55I'm working towards being able to teach Spanish.
01:58In fact, three years ago, I sat my Spanish exam with my pupils.
02:02That was nice.
02:03In the exam.
02:04It was okay for me.
02:05I think it put them off a little bit, though.
02:07Did it?
02:07Yeah.
02:08And they were all sort of hoping, upon hope, that you'd crash and burn and they would get
02:13better marks.
02:14But how did you do?
02:15I got an A.
02:16You got an A.
02:16Well done.
02:17Well done.
02:17A big round of applause, then, for Malcolm and Annie Humphries.
02:25And over in the corner, of course, Susie, who loves her shoes, and Giles Brandreth.
02:30Giles?
02:31And I love Susie's shoes.
02:33All right.
02:34Now, let's get down to business.
02:36Annie Humphries, are you ready?
02:37Go.
02:39Good afternoon, Rachel.
02:40Afternoon, Annie.
02:41May I have a consonant, please?
02:43You may, thank you.
02:43Start today with R.
02:46Consonant.
03:13And the last one.
03:14Oh, and here's the countdown clock.
03:48We'll see you next time.
03:48Well Annie? A six. A six and Malcolm? A six. Two sixes. Annie? Salad. And Malcolm? Prized. Prized. Very good.
04:01Thank you. Periods I saw. Seven letters. Anything else? Soupier. You might talk about soupy weather if it's slightly humid
04:08and muggy. Or soupy fog. For sure. It's a foggy day.
04:12Charles and I remember pea soupers. We do. All ended by the Clean Air Act of 1955. Quite right. Six
04:21points each. Malcolm, letters again. Hi Rachel. Hi Malcolm. Can I start with a consonant please? Thank you. Starts with
04:28N. And another. M. And another. N. And a vowel please. A. And another. E. And another.
04:42U. And a consonant. K. Another consonant. T. And a vowel. And lastly. O. Stand by.
04:55T. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And
05:15a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel.
05:15And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a
05:15vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And
05:15a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel.
05:15And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a
05:15vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And
05:16a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel. And a vowel.
05:16And a vowel. And a vowel. And
05:27Malcolm. A seven. A seven. Annie. A six. A six. Your six. Thank you. And Malcolm. I hope this is
05:36a word. Make out.
05:39Make out. There might be a little bit of a sort of a hyphen lurking in there.
05:42I don't know. There is a verb, but it's not there as a noun at all. I'm afraid, Malcolm, sorry.
05:48So no make out as one word.
05:50What can we have, Giles? Is there a term from the French, we're talking about international words, to do with
05:58tonnage? Tonneau? T-O-N-N-E-A-U?
06:01Yeah, Nick knows about this, actually. It's all about the part of the car. It's the seats in the back
06:05of an open-topped car.
06:07Well, a tonneau cover. Or a tonneau cover you can have as well. Yeah.
06:11All right. Now, Annie, it's your numbers game. Annie.
06:15Oh, one for me to break you, please. The five is once.
06:18Lovely. Thank you, Annie. One big one, five, Lillens.
06:21And for the first time today, your numbers are seven.
06:24One, two, four, three, and 50.
06:30And the target, 824.
06:33Eight, two, four.
06:34Two, four, five, four.
06:35Three, two, four.
06:52One, two, three, and 50.
06:53Three, four, five, five.
06:53One, two, three, and two, three.
06:53Three, four, five, five, six.
06:54What are your numbers?
06:54What's this?
06:54Seven, seven.
07:05Annie.
07:06Eight, two, four.
07:08Well done, Malcolm.
07:10No, nothing.
07:11No?
07:11No.
07:12Over to you, Annie.
07:13And 50 times two is 100.
07:16Yep.
07:16Add three.
07:17One, oh, three.
07:18Seven plus one's eight.
07:20It is indeed.
07:21Two, nine.
07:21Perfect.
07:22Eight, two, four.
07:23Well done.
07:23Well done, indeed.
07:26Well done, indeed.
07:28So 22 plays six and in the lead.
07:30And it's tea time, teaser time, which is so to golf.
07:35And the clue, so to play golf, you've got to do an awful lot of walking.
07:40So to play golf, you've got to do an awful lot of walking.
07:58Welcome back.
07:59Welcome back.
07:59And after the clue, so to play golf, you've got to do an awful lot of walking.
08:02And that amounts for a lot of foot slog.
08:06Foot slog.
08:07There we go.
08:0922 points for Annie.
08:10Malcolm on six, and it's Malcolm's letters game.
08:12Malcolm.
08:13Can I start with a consonant, please?
08:14Thank you, Malcolm.
08:15R.
08:16And another one.
08:18L.
08:20And a vowel.
08:21I.
08:22And another vowel.
08:24E.
08:25A consonant, please.
08:28X.
08:29A consonant.
08:31D.
08:32Another one, please.
08:34S.
08:36A vowel.
08:38A.
08:40And a final vowel, please.
08:43And a final O.
08:46Here's the countdown clock.
08:48Music.
08:49Music.
09:00Music.
09:03Music.
09:18Malcolm.
09:19A seven.
09:20A seven.
09:21Annie?
09:22Seven.
09:24Malcolm?
09:25Derails.
09:26And Annie?
09:27Soldier.
09:28Soldier.
09:29Very good.
09:30Very good.
09:32Can we beat it?
09:33That's the question.
09:35Well, I've got a word, which I think is allowed, exordial.
09:39E-X-O-R-A.
09:41The beginning of a speech, you set it out in your exordium.
09:44Exactly.
09:45And that is, you're being exordial.
09:47That part of it is your exordial part of your thing.
09:49Exactly.
09:50Is your exordium.
09:51Yep.
09:51Which means setting it out, I suppose.
09:53Yes, exactly right.
09:54The exordium is the opening part of a lecture, a treatise, that kind of thing.
09:58Very good.
09:58And you've got a word from the world of cookery.
10:01Yep, darials.
10:03Darials are those flower-shaped, almost like ramekins, cooking mould, that kind of thing.
10:08Darials.
10:09There we go.
10:1129 place, 13.
10:12Annie?
10:14You're back with a letters game.
10:17Consonant, please.
10:18Thank you, Annie.
10:20R.
10:22Consonant.
10:45And lastly, W.
10:49Stand by.
11:20Annie.
11:21A seven.
11:23And Malcolm.
11:24I'll try a seven.
11:26Annie.
11:27Another.
11:29Malcolm.
11:30Haunter.
11:31A haunter?
11:32Haunter.
11:33Oh, as in a ghost.
11:34Ooh, I'm a haunter.
11:35Ooh.
11:37Yes, a haunter is absolutely fine.
11:40And Giles.
11:40Well, I had another to offer from Haunter, which is outwear.
11:44To outwear one's shoes.
11:46Yep.
11:47To outwear one's patience.
11:48I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.
11:50You never do.
11:52You never do.
11:5336 place, 20.
11:54Annie on 36.
11:55And it's Malcolm's numbers game.
11:56Malcolm.
11:57One large and five small, please.
11:59Thank you, Malcolm.
12:00One from the top row, five from the other ones.
12:02And for this round, your five little ones are five.
12:05Five, eight, three, six, and two.
12:10And the large one, 75.
12:11And this target, 728.
12:14Seven, two, eight.
12:47Malcolm.
12:48Seven, two, six.
12:49Seven, two, six.
12:51Annie?
12:52Seven, two, eight.
12:53Seven, two, eight.
12:54Let's hear from you, Annie.
12:56Um, 73 minus two is, um, sorry, 75 minus two is 73.
13:04Yes.
13:05And then Malcolm will.
13:06Oh.
13:07Oh.
13:08Oh, bad luck.
13:09Sorry, Annie.
13:10Bad luck.
13:11Malcolm, your chance.
13:13I started with that as well.
13:1475 minus three is 72.
13:1775.
13:18So 75 minus three is 72.
13:21Eight plus two is 10.
13:22Eight plus two, 10.
13:24Multiply them.
13:25720.
13:25And there's still a six left over.
13:27And you're two away.
13:28Yep, 726.
13:29That's it.
13:29But can you make 728, Rachel?
13:32Um, yes.
13:33Uh, one way you could have said 75 plus three, 78.
13:38Divide that by six for 13.
13:41Uh, two plus five is seven.
13:43Times them together for 91 and times it by eight.
13:46Oh, that's splendid.
13:47Oh, well done.
13:52Brilliant.
13:54Brilliant.
13:55Well done.
13:56So 36 plays 27.
13:58And Giles, you're a writer.
14:02How many books have you written?
14:04Or what are you up to now?
14:05I've written a lot of books.
14:06At the moment, I'm writing detective stories.
14:09I'm writing the seventh of my series of Victorian murder mysteries set in the 1880s and 1890s in London, Paris,
14:17New York.
14:17So while I'm writing that, I'm entertaining myself of an evening by reading theatrical biographies because I've been asked to
14:25edit the Oxford book of theatrical anecdotes, which is huge fun because I'm just collecting theater stories.
14:32And I'm currently reading the biography of a wonderful 20th century actress called Sybil Thorndyke.
14:37Do you remember?
14:38Yeah.
14:38Dame Sybil Thorndyke lived well into her 90s.
14:41The last time I saw on stage was, she must have been in her 80s then.
14:45And she was appearing in a play by Noel Card, which there were four elderly actresses who played four elderly
14:52actresses in an old actor's home.
14:54And it was Dame Sybil Thorndyke, Dame Edith Evans, and two other actresses well into their 80s.
14:59And I went to a matinee.
15:00And the matinee I went to, unfortunately, one of the actresses dried, forgot her lines, a moment of tension in
15:06the audience.
15:07But fortunately, in the wings was the prompter who repeated the line clearly and loudly, so clearly and loudly that
15:13we in the audience heard.
15:15But there was no reaction from the four actresses on stage.
15:17So the prompter then repeated the line a second time more loudly and more clearly, still no response from the
15:24four elderly actresses on stage.
15:27Now, the audience was very anxious indeed.
15:28So for the third and final time, the prompter actually put her head around the proscenium arch and repeated this
15:34line very loudly and very clearly indeed.
15:38At which point, Dame Sybil Thorndyke turned to her and said, we know the line, dear.
15:43We just can't remember which of us says it.
15:48Very good.
15:50All right.
15:5136 plays.
15:5227.
15:53And what should we do?
15:54Annie?
15:55Letters?
15:57Constantly in peace, Rachel.
15:58Thank you, Annie.
15:59Thank you, Annie.
16:00Consonant.
16:02P.
16:04Consonant.
16:06G.
16:08Vowel.
16:10I.
16:11Vowel.
16:13A.
16:15Consonant.
16:17T.
16:19Vowel.
16:20O.
16:23Consonant.
16:25P.
16:27Vowel.
16:28And the last one, I.
16:31Stand by.
16:33Stand by.
16:56Stand by.
17:04Yes, Annie, how did you do?
17:06A six.
17:07A six?
17:08Just a five.
17:09And a five from Malcolm.
17:10Your five?
17:12Gits.
17:13Annie?
17:14Patios.
17:15Patios, yeah.
17:16Yeah.
17:17How did you fare?
17:18Well, as well as patios, I saw the word spigot.
17:22Yes.
17:23And I know it.
17:24Is it what it sounds like?
17:25It's the tap on a keg of beer, for example.
17:28There we go.
17:29All right.
17:3042 plays, 27.
17:31Annie in the lead, and it's Malcolm's letters game.
17:33Malcolm.
17:34I'll start with a consonant, please.
17:36Thank you, Malcolm.
17:37T.
17:37And another one.
17:39L.
17:41And another one.
17:43R.
17:44A vowel, please.
17:46E.
17:47And another one.
17:49A.
17:50A consonant.
17:52D.
17:54A consonant.
17:56B.
17:57A vowel.
18:00U.
18:02And a final vowel, please.
18:05And a final I.
18:07And here's the countdown clock.
18:09A vowel, please.
18:10A vowel, please.
18:13A vowel, please.
18:21A vowel, please.
18:22A vowel, please.
18:24A vowel, please.
18:24A vowel, please.
18:25A vowel, please.
18:25A vowel, please.
18:25A vowel, please.
18:26A vowel, please.
18:32A vowel, please.
18:35A vowel, please.
18:40Malcolm.
18:41Seven.
18:42A seven. Annie.
18:43Seven.
18:45Malcolm.
18:46Builder.
18:47Annie.
18:48Durable.
18:49Durable.
18:50Excellent.
18:51Two good words there.
18:53I'm going to attempt an eight.
18:55Can you have...
18:57Librated.
18:57You could have...
18:58Librated.
18:59An oscillating star.
19:00Librated.
19:01Well done.
19:0549 to 34.
19:06Annie in the lead.
19:07And it's Annie's numbers game now.
19:09Annie.
19:10One from the top, please, Rachel.
19:12And five little ones.
19:14Thank you, Annie.
19:14Another one large five little selection.
19:17And there you are.
19:19This time.
19:19Eight.
19:20Five.
19:21Three.
19:22Seven.
19:23Four and 50.
19:25And this target.
19:27619.
19:29619.
19:30619.
20:03And Malcolm.
20:07I had it and I've just lost it. Sorry. Nothing.
20:10I had luck. Annie?
20:123 times 4 is 12.
20:143, 4s are 12.
20:159, 6, 6, 3 times 50 is 600.
20:19Yep.
20:207 plus 5 plus 8 plus 20.
20:24Yep, for 1 away. You haven't used any of those. Well done.
20:26Well done, Annie. Well done.
20:28619, Rachel, can you do it?
20:30Yes, you can do it. If you say 3 times 50 is 150, add the 5 for 155, times that
20:40by 4 for 620,
20:42and then you have 8 minus 7 left for the 1 to take away.
20:45Smashing. Well done, Rachel.
20:48Well done. Well done.
20:51So 56 plus 34 as we go into our final tea time teaser, which is enter, sir.
20:57And the clue. If it comes out, you'll just have to put it back in.
21:02If it comes out, you'll just have to put it back in.
21:20Welcome back. I left you with a clue.
21:21If it comes out, you'll just have to put it back in.
21:24And the answer is, of course, you'll have to re-insert it.
21:27Or re-insert.
21:29So 56 place 34. Annie in the lead, and it's Malcolm's letters game.
21:32Malcolm.
21:33Consonant, please.
21:34Thank you, Malcolm.
21:36T.
21:37And another one.
21:39S.
21:40And another.
21:42M.
21:44And another one.
21:46L.
21:47And a vowel.
21:48E.
21:50And another.
21:52O.
21:53And another.
21:56A.
21:57A consonant.
22:00M.
22:02And a final vowel, please.
22:04And a final I.
22:07Countdown.
22:08CYNTHO.
22:19Bye.
22:21Bye.
22:23Bye.
22:25Bye.
22:30Bye.
22:38Malcolm?
22:39A six.
22:40A six.
22:41Annie?
22:42Nine.
22:44I'm nine.
22:45Can't wait.
22:46Malcolm?
22:47Lamest.
22:49Lamest.
22:50Annie Humphreys?
22:51Be more late.
22:53Super.
22:54Well done.
23:01To set fire to what I see?
23:03Yes.
23:03Self-immolation.
23:04Yeah.
23:05It's an act of burning, a sacrifice, essentially.
23:08Not the greatest of things.
23:10Often animals, but as you say, sometimes people too.
23:14All right.
23:1474, please.
23:1534.
23:16Annie?
23:17Letters again.
23:20Thank you, Annie.
23:21Oh.
23:21Consonant.
23:25S.
23:26A vowel.
23:28E.
23:30A vowel.
23:32U.
23:34Consonant.
23:35D.
23:37A.
23:39A.
23:40A.
23:42E.
23:44Consonant.
23:46M.
23:48A consonant, please.
23:50And lastly, N.
23:52Stand by.
24:23Annie.
24:25I measured eight.
24:27Malcolm.
24:28Eight.
24:29Two eights.
24:30Annie.
24:32And Malcolm Potter.
24:34Measured.
24:35Measured.
24:35Excellent, both.
24:37Very bravely.
24:42Well done.
24:43And in the corner.
24:44The word we had the other day, surnamed, is also there at eight letters.
24:48Well done.
24:49Well done.
24:4982 to 42.
24:50And Susie, it's your origins of words.
24:54Well, I often recommend the Oxford Dictionaries blog, which is a free blog.
25:00And it's got lots of, I think, fascinating essays on words, you know, their origins or just specific topics that
25:07are quite topical.
25:08And a while ago they did a little bit of a survey of London underground names and where they come
25:16from.
25:16And obviously there are hundreds, so we can't cover them all.
25:19But I've just picked out a few of my favourites.
25:23Convent Garden was one of my favourites because it was originally Convent Garden.
25:27And it was built on the site of a convent some time ago.
25:32Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, obviously nothing to do with clowns or acrobats and everything to do with the fact that
25:37it is circular.
25:39Circus originally being a circular arena.
25:42Sheppard's Bush, possibly not completely sure of this one, but possibly it was so cool because it was once a
25:49resting place for shepherds that were taking their livestock to Smithfield Market.
25:55Possibly, and there was obviously a prominent tree or whatever there that was in this resting place.
26:00Seven Sisters, Seven Sisters can be able to have been applied to lots of things, including stars, etc.
26:06But they were originally seven elms that were planted in a ring.
26:12And it was on an area of land called Page Green.
26:14Today there are hornbeam trees there, actually, but there were simply seven beautiful elms.
26:18And they were the Seven Sisters.
26:21Cockfosters is interesting, for me anyway, that dates back to the 16th century.
26:25Some of these are very, very old.
26:26Obviously not the tube stations, but the names.
26:28It's thought to have originally been the name of the residence of the chief, the Cock Forester.
26:34Hence that name.
26:35Many, many more, and I could go on.
26:37But it's a fascinating read, and I recommend it.
26:39All these, well, for me, I use these tube stops, you know, so often.
26:43I don't always dwell on the names, but you'll find a lot of history there.
26:46Fantastic.
26:47Well done.
26:50Well done.
26:51All right.
26:5282 to 42, and Malcolm.
26:55Malcolm, it's your letters game.
26:57Consonant, please.
26:58Thank you, Malcolm.
27:00G.
27:01And another one.
27:03L.
27:04And another one.
27:06G.
27:07And another one, please.
27:11D.
27:13Vowel.
27:15I.
27:16And another one.
27:18U.
27:19And another one.
27:22A.
27:24A consonant.
27:27S.
27:29And a final vowel, please.
27:32And a final I.
27:34Stand by.
27:35Vowel.
27:39I.
27:47Bye.
27:50So,
28:07Yes, Malcolm?
28:08A six.
28:09A six. Annie?
28:10A six.
28:12So, Malcolm?
28:13Guilds.
28:14And Annie.
28:15Same?
28:16Yeah.
28:16There we go.
28:18Can we match or beat the six?
28:21Yes, Giles and Susie?
28:22After Guilds, just glad for me.
28:25It's a literary term to make happy.
28:28To gladden glad.
28:29But that was it.
28:31That was a tough one.
28:31That's it.
28:32All right.
28:3388 plays 48.
28:34And it's Annie's final letters game.
28:38Final letters game in today's countdown.
28:41Consonant, please, Rachel.
28:43Thank you, Annie.
28:44T?
28:45Consonant.
28:47Y?
28:49Consonant.
28:51T?
28:52Vowel.
28:54O?
28:55Consonant.
28:58R?
28:59Vowel.
29:02E?
29:03Vowel.
29:06I?
29:08Consonant.
29:10F?
29:14Vowel.
29:15And the last one.
29:16O?
29:17Countdown.
29:18T?
29:19Vowel.
29:20T?
29:29Vowel.
29:30I?
29:36T?
29:39I?
29:44I?
29:47I?
29:49any six a six malcolm and a six any theater thank you also fitter all right well done any
30:02more sixes giles more sixes yes because we're fitter than we used to be because we play footy
30:06um with our footer footer footy yes that was it yep just sixes all around thank you all right
30:1594 to 54 and it's malcolm's numbers game the last one today malcolm take it away i'll stick with one
30:23large and five small please thank you malcolm one large five little for the final time today
30:27and these five little ones are one ten another ten seven and another seven and the large on 100
30:36and the target 875 875
31:10malcolm 876 one away annie
31:14no 870 870 get too far away all right malcolm 10 minus one is nine 10 minus one nine multiply
31:27by the 100
31:27by 100 900 10 plus 7 plus 7 and the other 10 plus the two sevens 24 and take it
31:35away yes well done
31:36876 well done malcolm well done but 875 can we crack that one rachel um yes if you say 100
31:45times 7 700 times 10
31:51and then the other 7 plus 1 plus 1 is 8 and divide it oh well done
31:57oh well done
32:02magical fantastic so with the score standing at 94 to malcolm 61 we go into the final round
32:08countdown conundrum time annie malcolm fingers on buzzers let's reveal today's countdown conundrum
32:17so
32:36annie i know it's from my snappiness
32:42let's see whether you're right let's have a look no down to you malcolm
32:57nope
32:59silence here who in the audience i see hands i see a lot of hands yes sir is it boundless
33:04boundless let's see let's roll it and see boundless indeed fantastic well done
33:13well done indeed so annie 94 not quite as good as yesterday not quite as good as the day before
33:20but still a winning score well done well done so bad luck malcolm you did well 761 that's not bad
33:27but
33:27uh not quite good enough so it's back to uh kirkina near newton stewart in scotland and you're taking back
33:33a goodie bag in our best wishes thank you thanks for coming well done and annie annie humphries we'll see
33:41you tomorrow
33:41congratulations well done well done indeed now then giles as ever it's been a pleasure thanks for coming we'll see
33:51you soon again i'm sure i look forward to it soon again brilliant stuff see you tomorrow
33:55see you tomorrow see you tomorrow and rachel too and rachel we've got charlie tomorrow charlie state
34:00we do indeed the man with his own hair twitter account
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