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00:19Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio
00:21on the very day that way back in 1966, 50 years ago,
00:25Barbados gained his independence.
00:27Of course, Barbados is famous for its cricketers, its cricket, its beaches, its sunshine.
00:33I've been out there.
00:35I mean, the Caribbean is very beautiful.
00:37I've had the good fortune to be there once or twice.
00:39But I went to St Lucia and on some of these Leeward Islands,
00:46a sort of dark side too, because while it's all beautiful for the tourists,
00:51behind the scenes, the banana farmers are slogging away for very, very, very little.
00:56And I went out on behalf of Fairtrade to try and promote the fact that if these farmers
01:01are just given just a little bit more per case of bananas, and they work so hard,
01:08they work so hard in very slippery volcanic conditions, very difficult terrain,
01:13then, of course, they can have a better life.
01:16If some of the money that Fairtrade pays and some of the big supermarkets in this country
01:21only buy Fairtrade bananas, then something else goes back into the communities.
01:26And do you know something, Rachel?
01:27None of us know what a bunch of bananas costs.
01:29So an extra penny or two makes no difference at all.
01:32What do you think?
01:33How much is a bunch of bananas?
01:34I've no idea.
01:35Exactly.
01:36Now, what about islands?
01:37Do you have a favourite island?
01:39Well, I just went to Iceland recently, which was just brilliant.
01:43It's a bit of a different island to Barbados or St. Lucia.
01:46I had a lovely time.
01:47The fish there was absolutely incredible.
01:49Went to Reykjavik, and I've got to say, it's one of the best hot spots for food I've ever been
01:54anywhere.
01:55The cuisine and the fish and the quality and everything, yeah.
01:58It's a proper foodie heaven.
02:00Worth a trip?
02:00Definitely worth a trip, especially if you like fish.
02:02Good for you.
02:04Well done.
02:05All right.
02:05Now, John Shaw's back with us, Rachel, from Swaddling Coat, and he's in the brewing industry,
02:10in a sense, and he's had two good victories.
02:15One was pretty close.
02:16The last one was very close.
02:18You know, you've done very well, John.
02:19Very well.
02:20But today, you're up against Lee Oman, an airline revenue analyst from Bradford,
02:24and you're a bit of a traveller.
02:26You were in Sri Lanka, I think, a couple of years ago.
02:28Yeah.
02:28What was that like?
02:29Really nice.
02:30Some lovely hotels there.
02:32Nice coast, good food, nice people.
02:35Yeah.
02:35Well worth a visit.
02:36We're very lucky that we can travel so far afield, possibly due to the fact that your
02:41airline revenue analysis, you know, is helping us get lower flights, maybe.
02:46That's it.
02:46I keep the price down, Nick.
02:48You're a national hero.
02:49Big round of applause for Lee and John.
02:55And over in the corner, of course, Susie and the wonderful Charlotte Hawkins on her last
03:02day with us.
03:03I know.
03:03Oh, it's been lovely.
03:05It's been great for us.
03:06Anyway, we'll talk to you later, and then we'll persuade you to come back soon again.
03:10Now then, John Shaw, let us go.
03:12OK.
03:12Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
03:14Thank you, John.
03:14Start today with D.
03:16Thank you very much.
03:17And another one.
03:18N.
03:19And a third, please.
03:21S.
03:23And a fourth.
03:25H.
03:26And a vowel, please.
03:28E.
03:29A vowel.
03:30I.
03:32And a vowel, please.
03:35E.
03:37A consonant.
03:39L.
03:42And a final consonant, please.
03:44And a final V.
03:45And here's the countdown clock.
03:48BELL RINGS
03:49And a vowel.
03:51And a vowel, please.
03:56Give me the shot.
03:56Bye.
03:56How's it going?
04:05Bye.
04:08Bye.
04:18Yes, John?
04:20Seven.
04:21A seven, Lee?
04:23Six.
04:24And a six from Lee.
04:26Your six, Lee?
04:27Devils.
04:28Devils now then, John?
04:29Livened.
04:31Livened, Charlotte.
04:33We have another seven of linseed.
04:36Yep.
04:36And there is an eight, dishevel.
04:39Stop dishevelling your hair.
04:41Touseling, even.
04:43All right, well done.
04:43Thank you, Charlotte.
04:44Seven points to John.
04:45And it's Lee's letters game now.
04:47Lee?
04:48Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
04:50Thank you, Lee.
04:52D.
04:53And another?
04:55T.
04:57And a third, please?
04:59S.
05:01And a vowel?
05:03O.
05:04And another vowel, please?
05:06I.
05:08And a consonant, please?
05:11R.
05:12And another?
05:15C.
05:16And a vowel, please?
05:19U.
05:21And a consonant, please?
05:25And the last one.
05:26P.
05:27Stand by.
05:29And a consonant, please.
05:31And a consonant, please.
05:32And a consonant, please.
05:42And a consonant, please.
05:43And a consonant, please.
05:43And a consonant, please.
05:44And a consonant, please.
05:45And a consonant, please.
05:45And a consonant, please.
05:46And a consonant, please.
05:47And a consonant, please.
05:47And a consonant, please.
05:47And a consonant, please.
05:47And a consonant, please.
05:48And a consonant, please.
05:49And a consonant, please.
05:49And a consonant, please.
05:49And a consonant, please.
05:50And a consonant, please.
05:52And a consonant, please.
05:53And a consonant, please.
05:55And a consonant, please.
05:59Lee just a five a five John six Lee pouts pouts John a sprout and some road
06:12pouty sprouty now then Charlotte we had cuspid for six disrupt for seven and there isn't a yeah
06:20last-minute spot you can put the or at the end of cuspid cuspid is a canine tooth yes but
06:26a cuspid
06:27or something quite different it's another word for a spittoon really yes we don't see those very
06:32often these days I'm glad to say no you absolutely don't a spittoon and there was another eight that
06:38Rachel got over there as well product yeah everyone knows I love the product for two primes so so 13
06:44points to John and now it's John's numbers game John can I have four from the top this time please
06:53you can indeed thank you John for large ones and two little ones and for this round two smalls are
06:58four and fives and then the big four seventy-five twenty-five one hundred and fifty and the target
07:07six hundred and fifty seven six five seven
07:12so
07:26so
07:27so
07:41Yes, John.
07:426, 5, 5.
07:446, 5, 5, Lee.
07:466, 50.
07:476, 50.
07:48So we'll go with John, I think.
07:50John.
07:50OK, Rachel.
07:52100 plus 50.
07:54150.
07:56150 multiplied by 4.
07:58600.
07:59And 75 minus 25 is 50.
08:02Yep.
08:03Add those two together and add the 5.
08:06655, 2 away.
08:082 away.
08:08Where's that missing 2?
08:10Rachel.
08:11If you say 50 divided by 25 is 2.
08:1675 minus 2, 73.
08:19And then 4 plus 5 is 9 and times them together, 6, 5, 7.
08:23That's it.
08:23Well done.
08:25Well done.
08:276, 5, 7.
08:28As we turn to our first tea time teaser, which is Throb Set.
08:32And the clue, she's all set to marry her heartthrob.
08:35She's all set to marry her heartthrob.
08:55Welcome back.
08:55I left you with a clue.
08:56She's all set to marry her heartthrob.
08:58And the answer is betrothed.
09:01Betrothed.
09:03Now, 20 points to John.
09:06Lee yet to score.
09:07Plenty of time, Lee.
09:08Now, it's your letters game.
09:09Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
09:11Thank you, Lee.
09:12T.
09:12And a vowel.
09:15A.
09:17And another consonant, please.
09:19R.
09:21And another, please.
09:23S.
09:26And a consonant.
09:28W.
09:32And a vowel.
09:34O.
09:36Consonant.
09:38R.
09:41And a vowel.
09:44E.
09:45And a consonant, please.
09:48And lastly, L.
09:51Countdown.
09:52A consonant.
10:05ONLY merekaör call Noel.
10:06Are you sure?
10:06Question.
10:06Question.
10:06Question.
10:16Question.
10:18Question.
10:18Question.
10:18Question.
10:20Question.
10:22Lee. Six. A six. John. Seven. And a seven. Lee. Waster. Waster and roaster. And a roaster. Yes, absolutely fine.
10:34A roaster. Yes, Charlotte. So there is wastrel for seven. Yes. Good word, that. And there is an eight. Yes.
10:44Realtors. Realtors. We allowed that. It's American. Yes, Americanism. It's an addiction. Realtor. Realtors.
10:50Okay. And a wastrel. That's a great word. It is good. Such a wastrel. 27 points. Well done. John, it's
10:57your letters game now. All right, your clave, a consonant, please. Thank you, John. T. And a consonant. H. And
11:05a third, please. R. A vowel. A. Another vowel. O. A consonant, please. B. Another consonant.
11:20C. C. A vowel. A. And a consonant, please. And lastly, T. Stand by.
11:33C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C.
11:48C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C.
11:50C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C.
11:52C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C.
11:54C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C.
12:00C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C
12:04Yes, John?
12:05Five.
12:05Five, Lee?
12:08Five.
12:09Thank you, John.
12:10Botch.
12:12Botch.
12:13Batch.
12:13And batch, why not?
12:15Batch, botch.
12:18Charlotte?
12:18There is a six, broach, and there is a seven.
12:22Yes?
12:22Acrobat.
12:23Ah, that's good.
12:24Acrobat, well done.
12:25Acrobat.
12:26Great word.
12:2732 to Lee's five, and it's Lee's numbers game now.
12:31Lee?
12:31Two large, please, Rachel.
12:34Thank you, Lee.
12:34Two from the top row, and four little ones this time, and your four small ones are nine, six,
12:40one, and eight, and the big two, 25, and 50.
12:45And the target, 448.
12:47448.
13:19Yes, Lee?
13:21449.
13:23One away.
13:23How about John?
13:24448.
13:26448.
13:27Slap bang in the middle.
13:29And?
13:31Okay, 50 times nine.
13:3350 times nine, 450.
13:35Eight minus six is two.
13:37Yep.
13:37And take it away.
13:39448.
13:39Lovely.
13:40Well done.
13:41Very good.
13:44Well done, John.
13:45Good score there.
13:4642, and Lee on five, but it's time.
13:49Quite a lot of time.
13:50Now then, Charlotte, what's it like working on Good Morning Britain with somebody who has
13:54the reputation of being sort of a bad boy in British broadcasting?
13:57Yeah, so I think the second most commonly asked question I get, after people ask me what time
14:02I get up in the morning, they all say, what is it like working with Piers Morgan?
14:07I think it's safe to say there hasn't been a dull moment since he arrived on the Good Morning
14:11Britain sofa.
14:13Most people do compare him to that well-known breakfast spread in that he's either loved or
14:19hated in pretty much equal measure.
14:22For Susanna Reid and I, working alongside him, quite frankly, we are most of the time lucky
14:27to get a word in edgeways.
14:28Yes.
14:29The only time he's quiet is when he's looking at Twitter to check the latest hornet's nest
14:34that he's managed to stir up online.
14:38So I think it's, yeah, he has ruffled a few feathers.
14:40He's certainly livened things up along the way.
14:42And I find it fascinating because I can see all the guests as they come into the studio.
14:46And with the politicians, for example, you see them coming in, quite a few of them,
14:50with this look of trepidation, sometimes even dread on their face as they do that walk
14:54towards the sofa.
14:55And then some of them do leave looking reasonably shell-shocked on the way out as well.
15:01He certainly doesn't pull any punches.
15:03And even our showbiz guests who, you know, might be expecting a bit more of an easy ride.
15:08We had Al Murray, the pub landlord, come in the other day and he had to be forcibly dragged
15:13into the studio shouting, no, not Piers Morgan.
15:17I think that was for comedy purposes.
15:20But, you know, you just never know.
15:22And recently, Piers went to interview the Dalai Lama.
15:26So Susanna and I were thinking, great, you know, this is the world's most spiritual,
15:31compassionate and wise man.
15:33Surely some of this is going to rub off on Piers when he goes to meet him.
15:37But Piers posted this picture on Twitter of the two of them together.
15:41And the Dalai Lama seemed to be doing this to Piers.
15:45And I thought, no, the reverse has happened.
15:48You know, this is the most compassionate and caring man and he's pushed him to the brink.
15:53He's finally snapped in the face of extreme provocation.
15:56And when I said to Piers, what was he doing?
15:59What did you say that had annoyed him that much?
16:02And Piers said that the Dalai Lama was doing the compassionate thing
16:06and was actually helping him out by holding one of his chins in.
16:11Very good.
16:13Thank you very much.
16:14Well done.
16:17Very good.
16:18Now then, John, your letters again.
16:21Have a consonant, please.
16:22Thank you, John.
16:23Y.
16:24And another consonant.
16:26D.
16:27Third.
16:28T.
16:29And fourth, please.
16:31R.
16:32Vowel.
16:34I.
16:35Another vowel, please.
16:36E.
16:37And a third.
16:39U.
16:41A consonant.
16:43N.
16:46And a vowel, please.
16:48And the last one.
16:49O.
16:51Stand by.
17:21Yes, John.
17:23A seven.
17:24A seven-ly.
17:26Six.
17:27And that six?
17:28Rotund.
17:29Rotund.
17:30And untried.
17:31And untried, indeed.
17:33All right.
17:34Yeah, very good.
17:34Charlotte and Susie.
17:36A few words on a bit of a theme here.
17:38There's rude, dirty, nudity, all in a row.
17:41And there is an eight.
17:42Routined.
17:43Routined, indeed.
17:45Well done.
17:46Thank you, Charlotte.
17:49So, Lee, your letters came.
17:52A consonant, please, Rachel.
17:53Thank you, Lee.
17:54G.
17:55And another.
17:57T.
17:59And a third, please.
18:01M.
18:03And a vowel.
18:05I.
18:07And another vowel, please.
18:09A.
18:11And a consonant.
18:13B.
18:15And a vowel.
18:18E.
18:20And a consonant.
18:23D.
18:26And another consonant, please.
18:28And the last one.
18:29F.
18:31Stand by.
18:32And a vowel.
18:50And a vowel.
18:50And a vowel.
18:51And a vowel.
18:52and a vowel.
18:52And a vowel.
19:03yes Lee just a five a five John six and a six Lee gamed gamed and gambit and gambit
19:16yes absolutely fine both gamed fine there is a verb yeah gambit now Charlotte Susie there is a
19:24seven yes megabits as in computer yes unit of data size yeah a million bits is strictly
19:31speaking a little bit more than that yeah um but yes sevens for us Nick thank you all right so
19:37John
19:38numbers how about a numbers game okay four from the top please and two small thank you John four
19:44large and two little ones coming up and these two little are three and nine and the big four 75
19:52100
19:5350 and 25 and this target 422 422
20:06so
20:30yes John four two two thank you Lee four two two thank you John
20:37okay uh 50 minus three 50 minus three 47 multiplied by nine multiplied by nine is 423 and then 75
20:46add 25 is a hundred yep and divide that by the other hundred to get the one and take it
20:52away
20:52lovely 422 well done and Lee nine times 50 450 minus 25 yeah minus three perfect well done 422 again
21:02thank you very much
21:05there we go
21:06as we turn to our second tea time teaser which is he carped and the clue he carped on speaking
21:15pompously
21:15to everybody to everybody
21:17to everybody
21:35welcome back
21:36welcome back and left with the clue he carped on speaking pompously to everybody and the answer is
21:41that um he preached preached preached
21:4465 to 15 john in the lead and it's lee's letters game lee a consonant please rachel
21:50thank you lee s and another please f and another k and a vowel please u and another vowel please
22:06o
22:08and a consonant please o and a consonant please n and a vowel please i a consonant
22:20l
22:24and a consonant and lastly p
22:28stand by
22:30so
22:31so
22:33MUSIC CONTINUES
23:01Yes, Lee. Six. A six, John? Six. Lee. Fusion. And flunks. Thank you. Are we happy, Susie? Yes. Just to
23:12double-check flunk, but I think it will be in yes. It's fine. To flunk in the exam, yeah. Charlotte.
23:18There is a seven. If someone's had a good night out, they may have had this. A skinful. Indeed. Indeed.
23:24Anything else? No. A skinful. Quite enough. All right.
23:28So 71 to 21, and it's John's letters game now. John. A consonant, please. Thank you, John. T. And another
23:36one, please. N. And a third. J. And a fourth. S.
23:44And a vowel. E. And another vowel. A. And a third, please. O. A consonant. G. And a final consonant,
24:01please. And a final. W.
24:03And here's the countdown clock.
24:36John.
24:37John. A risky seven. All right. Lee. Six. You're six. Agents. Agents. Now then, John. Stowage.
24:46Oh. Yes, not risky. Certainly not in countdown terms. In the dictionary, the action of stowing something or space for
24:52stowing something in, originally, I think, the payment that you would pay on board a boat.
24:58But either way, or any way, it's fine for seven.
25:01Very good. Well done, John. And Charlotte?
25:03No, it couldn't beat another seven. We've just got another one, which is tangos.
25:07Tangos. All right. Of course, it takes two to tango.
25:1178 plus 21. Now then, Susie.
25:13You're wonderful origins of words. And today.
25:18Well, today, I'm going to hopefully answer a question that Rachel put to me the other day, which is where
25:23does an Indian summer come from?
25:26A little bit late in the year now for an Indian summer.
25:28But we all love them at the time of unseasonably warm, dry weather that usually comes in sort of early,
25:34even late autumn sometimes.
25:36It reached England in the 19th century.
25:39And that was the heyday of the British Raj in India.
25:43So most people then thought it must have something to do with the Indian subcontinent.
25:47In fact, it doesn't.
25:48And it has everything to do with Native Americans and North American Indians who use this term for a late
25:56flowering, if you like, in terms of farming, harvesting.
26:00And it also slipped rather nicely figuratively into language.
26:03So it would be a late bloom.
26:05And one poet beautifully talked about the Indian summer of the heart, which I think is rather lovely.
26:12But there's one quote from from indeed somebody who was farming in America, the North American Indian community, who describes
26:21it thus.
26:21He says, then a severe frost succeeds, which prepares it to receive the voluminous coat of snow, which is soon
26:26to follow.
26:27Though it is often preceded by a short interval of smoke and mildness called the Indian summer.
26:32Again, rather beautiful description.
26:35Incidentally, over in Britain, we called it something else.
26:38We called it St. Luke's summer or St. Martin's summer.
26:41Or even all hallowed summer.
26:43So we had a different word for it.
26:44None of those really stuck around.
26:46And we, in turn, then so often adopted the Americanism and Indian summer.
26:51But quite why it's called an Indian summer, there's been lots of conjectures, really.
26:56We know that certainly in North American Indian communities, they called it thus.
27:00But quite why it caught on, no one knows for sure.
27:04But there have been lots of theories.
27:05One is that it was more common in their territories than anyone anywhere else.
27:09The second is, as I say, they harvested their crops at that time.
27:13Others believed it was caused by prairie fires, which set off this sort of haziness over the horizon and caused
27:19the appearance of a beautiful, warm day.
27:22But sadly, the truth, I think, lies closer to something which is rather unpleasant.
27:27And that is, in those days, anything Indian would seem as being slightly inferior.
27:32The Azat version, if you like, of the real thing.
27:35So people thought an Indian summer wasn't the real thing.
27:38It was just a sort of a little pretend summer that came along a little bit later on.
27:42So not quite as poetic as the other theories.
27:45But that doesn't stop us all wanting an Indian summer.
27:48Absolutely.
27:52Every year we yearn for an Indian summer.
27:55We do.
27:55Having had a rot summer.
27:57Although this year, in fact, was a great summer.
27:59It was.
27:59With an Indian summer.
28:00Exactly.
28:01So there we are.
28:0178 to 21.
28:03John's in the lead.
28:03And it's Lee's letters game.
28:05Lee.
28:05Consonant, please, Rachel.
28:07Thank you, Lee.
28:08P.
28:09And another.
28:12L.
28:13And a third, please.
28:15M.
28:18Vowel.
28:20I.
28:21And another.
28:23E.
28:25And another, please.
28:28U.
28:29And a consonant.
28:32S.
28:34And another.
28:36R.
28:39And another, please.
28:41And lastly, D.
28:44Countdown.
28:44Have a great day.
28:56I'll see you next week.
28:57Bye.
28:58Bye.
29:00Bye.
29:02Bye.
29:10Bye.
29:13Bye.
29:16Lee?
29:17Seven.
29:18Seven, John?
29:19Seven.
29:20Lee?
29:22Simple.
29:24Yes.
29:25Impulse.
29:25And impulse.
29:28Yes, very good.
29:30Very happy.
29:30He's wondering about putting the D on the end, but you can't.
29:33All right.
29:33And Charlotte?
29:34No, we can't beat that one.
29:35That's it?
29:36Yep, lumpia.
29:37Another seven, so just sevens for us.
29:39All right.
29:4085 to 28, and we turn to the final letters game for John Shaw.
29:45John?
29:45OK, can I have a consonant, please?
29:47Thank you, John.
29:48N.
29:49And another one.
29:51S.
29:52And a third, please.
29:53M.
29:55And a fourth.
29:57P.
29:58And a vowel.
30:00A.
30:01Another vowel.
30:03I.
30:04Can I have a third vowel, please?
30:07O.
30:08OK, a consonant.
30:11Q.
30:12Yeah.
30:13I love that.
30:14And a final consonant, please.
30:18And a final L.
30:19And the clock starts now.
30:51yes john a six a six lee six john pianos and salmon and salmon there we go pianos and salmon
31:02yes good combination charlotte uh we're just checking out a seven is that mapanis yes
31:08mapanis another good countdown word this one m-o-p-a-n-i-s um trees found in arid regions
31:15of southern africa with um leaves that fold together like butterfly wings indeed all right
31:21thank you very much so as we get to the final numbers game it's 91 to 34 and it's uh
31:29it's lee's
31:30numbers game thanks nick uh too large please rachel thank you lee too large for little to finish the
31:37date and this last numbers game is seven one two five one hundred and twenty five and the last target
31:47three hundred and seventy eight three seven eight
31:53so
32:20yes lee no nothing no what about it
32:24John John three seven seven one away so John okay 25 times seven is a hundred
32:32and seventy five yep one hundred plus one is a hundred and one multiplied by
32:38two two and add them together is yep three seven seven one away one away a
32:47mile away maybe three seven eight Rachel and yes if you say 100 plus 25 plus one
32:54one two six and then five minus two is three and times it together that's the
33:00way three seven eight well done good score there John Leon 34 not a bad
33:08showing actually because you're up against that tremendous player as we go
33:12into the final round it's conundrum time fingers on buzzers let's roll today's
33:16countdown conundrum John hurriedly hurriedly I don't doubt it let's have a
33:27look hurriedly there we are
33:30and badly is what I meant actually because I don't think I could really
33:38started to move and it's a hundred and eight so you know bad luck you came on the
33:41wrong day yeah but go back to um to Bradford with your goodie bag and our
33:45very best wishes and you keep those airfares low will you I always do Nick
33:49please do all right well done we shall see you young man tomorrow fantastic
33:54performance well done well done all right and we shall see Susie tomorrow
33:58sadly not Charlotte we've had our our stint with you a warm generous and
34:04entertaining guest thank you so much for being here you come back again soon
34:08I've loved it thanks for having me it's our pleasure all right Susie tomorrow
34:12and Rachel too see you tomorrow see you then same time same place you be sure of it a very
34:18good
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