Off The Telly - Agatha Christie or sharks?

Episode Date: May 8, 2024

What are we watching? Natalie Cassidy and Joanna Page chat about all things telly.This week it’s a quiz special where they chat about their favourite quizzes, including Richard Osman's House of Games, The 1% Club, The Weakest Link, The Generation Game and Bullseye. Plus they share stories from when they appeared on some of these quiz shows, like when Nat went on The Chase and when Jo was on Bridge of Lies.In Off the Telly, Natalie and Joanna talk about what they can’t stop watching, what they definitely aren’t going to bother with, and what you’re all watching at home. From new shows to comfort telly to guilty pleasures, there’s no judgement here. What’s kept us all glued to our screens this week?Self-confessed TV addicts and stars of two of the biggest shows on our screens, EastEnders and Gavin and Stacey, Natalie and Joanna are the perfect companions to your weekly viewing habits.Get in touch by sending us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to 03306 784704.Hosts: Natalie Cassidy and Joanna Page Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: Richard Morris Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts Unit Manager: Lucy Bannister Sounds Editor: Arlie Adlington Music by MCassoOff The Telly is a BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds.

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. Hello and welcome to Off The Telly from BBC Sounds. Hello! I'm Natalie Cassidy. And I'm Joanna Page. This is the podcast where we talk about what we've been watching on the telly this week. Now remember, there might be a little bit of swearing every now and again. And this week, I'm not sure if there will be many spoilers.

Because we are doing... A special quiz week. Woo! This will be lovely and this will be fun. We recorded this week's episode a little bit in advance. Because we usually record on a Monday, don't we? Yes. But we wanted to avoid the Maybank holiday Monday.

Not that I'll be at home lounging around. Are you going to be working? Yes, I shall be very, very busy at EastEnders. But that's okay. But yeah, we just thought avoid the bank holiday. So here we are. We're doing a quiz special. Yes.

We're going to be talking about some of our favourite quizzes of all time, including modern ones and some of the golden oldies that we loved when we were young. I'm so excited about this. I love quizzes. I love quizzes. I love quizzes. Yeah. Are you competitive? No.

Oh, God, I am. Oh, and I know you are. I loved it. You know when we went on this morning? Yes. And we had a... I really enjoyed doing that quiz, but I was a bit pissed off at the end

when they were like, oh, so, you know, you got one point and I got one point. I was kind of a bit like, well, are we going to do another question to find out who wins? What's the point of doing a quiz if somebody hasn't won? Live telly, innit? Yeah. It was just a little

bit of fun, Jo. I know, but to me it meant more. To me, I was investing in it and I was like, I want to win. Yeah. No, I'm not a I'm a massive, you know, board game person, quizzes, all of that. But I'm never bothered if I win or not,

which is really good for when you go on to quizzes. Yes. Because if you do care about winning or what people think of you whilst you're doing a quiz on the telly, then you'd never do any. Yeah. Whereas I couldn't give a shit and I do it all.

So this week we're going to talk about quiz shows. And I think so many people love quiz shows and there's so many out there that we're going to rattle through a few of the ones we love but I think we'll probably end up doing another quiz special because we won't get through them all We're going to be talking about so many different ones like House of Games

Yeah, The Generation Game 1% Club Bullseye Weakest Link Pointless. Loads and loads and loads. I feel like we're doing a quiz now. So, shall we start with some of the more modern quizzes first?

One of my favourite quizzes, my modern quiz, is House of Games with Richard Osman. Yeah. Richard Osman's House of Games. I absolutely love it. I love it. I love it. Because... House of Games with Richard Osman. Yeah. Richard Osman's House of Games. I absolutely love it. I love it. I love it. Because... Tell us about it,

because I've only seen bits and pieces of it. Oh, my God, you love it. It's one of the quizzes that I don't tend to sit and watch for ages. I've been invited on, though. Yes. Quite a few times, but the dates have never worked,

but I definitely want to do it. You'd love it. For people who have not watched it, tell us what it's about. Well, you have, I think it's about five contestants, and you all, you know, sit there next to do it. You'd love it. But for people who've not watched it, tell us what it's about. Well, you have, I think it's about five contestants and you all, you know, sit there next to each other. And what I love about it is that it's a quiz, not really about general knowledge.

He sits there and he asks you loads of different questions and I can't even really say what it's about because my favourite bit is when you do like answer smash. So you will have a question at the top and then you've got a picture of someone or something and then you smash the two of them together and that is the answer

and so all of the questions are like really random So is it more using your bonts, more logic is how your brain works. It's more logic yeah and putting it together and it's a bit I know what you mean or he'll do something won't he, there'll be random That's how your brain works. And putting it together. And it's a bit, you know, out there and a bit different. Or he'll do something, won't he? There'll be random words, but you need to think of the word that links them all together.

Yes. And it's all stuff like that, isn't it? And I can get it right because I'm not very good at general knowledge. And it's a quiz that I always win and I always beat my mum because she's not fast enough. You've got to be quite fast. Right, okay. I love it, I love it. So you love it, really, because you can win every time? I love

it because I win, and I'm really good at it, and they've asked me to go on it, and I haven't said yes because I am too scared that if I go on it, and I cock up because I'm nervous, and then I really let myself down. Oh no, you've got to do it

because it's your favourite. I'll be really annoyed by myself. You've got a chance to go on your favourite quiz show. You have to do it. you've got to do it i'll be really annoyed by myself you've got a chance to go on your favorite quiz show you have to do it you've got to embrace it but i love i love the show so much that if i go on and i mess it all up i you know i don't care what anybody else thinks i will go home and i will be so angry because people will watch it and think i'm shit at it when you know you're really good it I know I'm really good at that. It is always different when you're there. It is different. Something I will say to the listener is when you're at home with a cup of tea and you're watching The Chase, things come to you quite quickly in that first round. You know when you're getting your money up?

Yeah. The quick fire. Yeah. I did that. What was it? I can't think of anything worse. I love watching The Chase. I can't think of anything worse than going on it.

What was it like? Well, I said I'd go. Give it a go, obviously, like I do. And it going on it. What was it like? Well, I said I'd go, give it a go, obviously, like I do. And it was absolutely terrible. Why was it awful? Just terrible. I wasn't even listening to Bradley and the questions. The lights went down, the spotlight comes on you.

Oh, God. And he's going, do, do, do. I think one of the questions was, what do you call the piece of fabric that a bride wears on her head? Veil. And I said something like, I don't even think, there you go, veil. I mean, of course it's a veil. I got everything wrong.

Oh, my God. How much did you earn in the money builder thing? How much did you get? Oh, not a lot at all, honestly. I can't even tell you. I probably got three right or something out of 10, 11. Really bad. And then I had an argument with Mark, the Beast.

What did you argue about? Well, he was just being rude to me and I said, well, I just was really offensive. I wasn't very nice to him and that went all in the paper and everything. Did it really? I had a big row with the Beast. Oh, my God. What did you say to him and what did he say to you? I think I said something about Mrs. Trunchbull and how he'd make a really good Mrs Trunchbull. He would?

Yeah. Oh my God. But I kind of twisted it all to not be a quiz show and I just sort of instead had a bit of a chat with the beast and it was absolute rubbish. What's it like when the chaser is chasing you? What is that like? Did you keep it together or shit yourself?

No, it's really hard. The whole show was really really hard. Bradley's lovely though and you do feel really looked after and, you know, they do everything to make you feel, but your nerves are so bad on that show. But with House of Games, I was just going to say to you it's much more

they don't have an audience, I don't think. No, I don't think they do. So you've got no pressure there and it's all lovely, plush carpet and you just sit in a nice chair. Yeah. I'd be devastated though if I didn't think they do. So you've got no pressure there and it's all lovely, plush carpet and you just sit in a nice chair. Yeah. Oh, yeah. I'd be devastated, though, if I didn't win at least one day because the prizes that you get, I would want to have, you know, a cheese thing. What's it called now?

You know when you've got that... The brie. No. You know the melted cheese? Fondue. Oh, yeah, the fondue set. I would want a cheese fondue set with richard osman's face and house of games on it i would i would just want to come away with just one thing but i just

love it i think it's so clever because can you imagine if you had to come up with a new idea for a quiz i would find that really difficult and they've managed well he's managed to come up with something which hasn't been done before no i mean and he's been going for quite a long while now you know seven series i still feel like it's like a brand new show that's because it's good yeah and he's just brilliant isn't he but he's always been obsessed with games has he you should listen to one of his podcasts really interesting always been you know with a little pen and paper at home, making up about the football or about the tennis or picking up a coin and heads and tails.

And so he's always been obsessed with games. And so did he come up with this idea himself? Yes, I believe so. Is he one of those people that is just like, oh my god massively massively brainy oh yeah hugely intelligent really nice guy works in telephragies god yeah that's amazing really nice guy well i just absolutely love the show i just love it i would get you different it is i'm gonna have to just bite the bullet and go on because it's my favorite you've got to do it

what's interesting is i'm gonna talk about my favourite that's out now. And a bit like you, I would have to say it's the 1% Club. Oh, I love that show. Now, the reason for that is because it's different. And again, you're using different parts of your brain. Yes. And I love watching it with the children. Not that, you know, they...

Eliza's really good at it actually, my 13 year old, but Joni really loves it, Mark loves it. You can really get involved in it, can't you, as a family. My mother-in-law actually, she likes, she has a pencil and a pad and everything, she gets really involved with it. I thought the other day, you know, when they're answering the questions, are they allowed to have a pencil and pad or do they have to just do it all in their heads? I'm not sure because they've got the screen and what have you. I'm not 100% sure. But I think you can have a pencil and a pad.

There's nothing stopping you, is there? I don't know. As long as you don't pause the telly because you've got to do it within the time. We pause the telly because we love the 1% club. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And so when we're watching, you know, the question comes up and then we pause and then we all, you know, well, in our heads discuss, you know, think about what it's going to be and then we all have to go, right, then is everybody ready? Are we all, you know, well, in our heads, discuss, you know, what we think about what it's going to be. And then we all have to go, right, then is everybody ready?

Are we all set? And then we go, three, two, one, A. And then we say what we think it is. But in our house, it just causes so many arguments. We were watching it just the other day. And Kit just got really upset and angry. Oh, really? And he was just like, I don't want to do it.

I don't know. Because it gets to a certain point with the kids. And they answer the first few questions. And then say somebody stumbles or they don't understand because they get quite difficult. It can cause massive arguments in our family. What bamboozles my brain is the fact that I can not get number one right,

but then I know the 1% question. It's amazing, yeah. And it's just how your brain works and that's what I love about it. It is. Be it numbers, be it shapes. What are you good at well i am good so me and the family are exactly the same and we say right then we're going to play this as a family so as long as somebody in our circle gets the question right it means that we can then go on to the next question so more often

than not we get all the way down to the end but I find it fascinating that I can go through and answer like the first six questions and I'm like boom boom boom boom and then and James can't get them and then I get we get to a certain point and suddenly I'm if it's to do with shapes or yes normally it's spatially and mine I'm not good at that takes over and he will suddenly it's like his brain just clicks into it then and it's his thing that he's good at that. And then James just takes over and he will suddenly, it's like his brain just clicks into it then and it's his thing that he's good at. And he can just answer all of them. And it's just fascinating that clearly I work in a certain way and he works in another way.

Yeah, absolutely. I've only ever answered the 1% question right once. Oh, really? Yeah, and I still remember it. There was C and S or something for syllables and consonants. I think that, no, vowels and consonants, you've already got it wrong. It was CV and I think it was the vowels and consonants for the months of the year or something. Because there were about 12 of them.

Okay. And I just kept saying CV. And I remember sitting watching it and then it just suddenly came to me. Just come to you, yeah. Oh my God, I was over the moon because nobody else in the family got it. Well, last week it was all, I saw it straight away, I spotted it. It was aunt, son, mum, it was all relatives. Was it?

It was types of relatives within the words. Oh my God. But I got that quite quickly. But yeah, I think Lee Mac's really, really good. He's so funny. He's really funny. He's that kind of all-rounder, has a good chat and a laugh. I love the fact that you've got so many of the public on there.

Yeah. And, you know, you've got a little bit of everything. Yes. So I just think it's a great quiz. And I love it that it says how many are out each round. Yes. And then you feel quite good, don't you, if you're still in and you got it right. And you think nine people went home then.

Yeah. I'm doing all right. And I can't believe it. Like, say the kids have got... I mean, there was one week when you know about like eight people went home and Eva was still in and I was like oh my god good on you you're 11 yeah yeah yeah really good yeah really good but yeah I think it's great I think Lee Mack is just so funny yeah he's really good I love all of the different because I don't like the

general knowledge ones and um I never get those ones right. Because Mastermind would be my worst nightmare. I did that. Oh, my God. What was your specialist subject? I did Friends, the series. Oh, yes. But what I didn't do was break it down. So it was 10 years of Friends.

Oh, my God. What I should have done was say Friends Series 6 or whatever. This is going back. What the hell did they ask you? I couldn't tell you. I can't remember it. I just remember sitting in that chair sweating. That's all I remember of it.

Is it just like there's just a spotlight on you and that's it? Yeah, awful. Absolutely terrible. But I was about, I don't know, about 20 maybe. It was a good 20 years ago I did that show. Oh, my God. I couldn't think of anything worse. But mind you, saying that right. Pointless was good. Have you done Pointless? Oh you done pointless oh I found pointless really boring oh did you yeah

I was with Wyn Evans um you know does the go compare yes he's so lovely he's brilliant and it was the pair of us together which made it a nutter joy he made me laugh all the way through but the first ever question was something like, name the football teams or the countries who were in the World Cup, beginning with something to do with football and naming the countries. I just remember just in my head just thinking, oh, my God. And I think Wynne went first. But in my head, I already knew that Wales had played. So I just kept thinking, say Wales, say Wales. And then we went round and then we were against some newsreaders.

And I just remember thinking, well, we're stuffed now, aren't we? But we had a laugh and we were like gossiping with each other. But we weren't supposed to be talking. And then I know that as when he'd finished his bit and then, you know, you have to swap around. As he went to walk back, he went, South Africa, like that. And so he whispered it to me. So I thought, OK, all right, OK. But then when it got to me, I went, Wales, because I was determined to say Wales.

And saying that, though, right, me and Wynne got through to the final with the newsreaders, but we were let down because we didn't know. I think it was the lakes in the Lake District. We said Windermere, and then from then on I didn't know any more. I wouldn't know any. Yeah. So I really love watching general knowledge ones. I really love Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

I like that. I love Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The board game's really good at that. Really, really good. Is it? That is really good. But my favourite quiz show to sit down and watch is University Challenge. Is it really?

Yes. quiz show to sit down and watch is university challenge is it really yes now i can't say that i've ever sat through a whole episode but the episodes that you know the bits that i have seen i have enjoyed because i do quite like just watching it and just seeing what highly intelligent people that is why i love it because i sit there if i get one right, I'm happy. Yeah. But it's not about, I'm not watching it to get questions right. I'm watching it for how clever people are. Yes. I would say, right, that University Challenge is the only quiz where most of the time I don't even understand the question. So it's not even like going, which country is certain?

I'm thinking, right, OK, think of a country, think of a country. They will normally ask the question and I don't even understand the question. I watch it, and I can genuinely say that there's never been a time when I could possibly answer the question. And I'm sort of flabbergasted and just fascinated. I think it's luck of the draw. Once I got two right. Serious? I don't think it's luck of the draw with me. I don't have a hope in hell.

I just absolutely love that. Did you like it when Jeremy Paxman was doing it? Yes. I don't think it's luck of the draw with me. I don't have a hope in hell. Yeah, I just absolutely love that. Did you like it when Jeremy Paxman was doing it? Yes, I did. Because I would have liked to have done it when... Come on! Yeah. I mean, he would have frightened me. Yeah, he was great.

Amol, who now does it, Amol Rudgin, he is brilliant. And I was really worried about Jeremy leaving and how much I would like it. But he's holding that baton and off he goes really good. How different is he to Paxman? Yeah, he is different, but he's still got that element of strictness about him. And he still sort of says, not so much hurry up, but, you know, he's still got a little edge about him. And, you know, he's really, really good actually. Do you know, I think I read an article in a newspaper where he said that he was going to change the way that he says the letter H. I think he's been saying it H.

And lots of viewers have been pulling him up on it and aren't happy about it. And he said that he's always said H. Yeah. And he would never normally change the way that he says something. But because the viewers have so much said, you shouldn't be pronouncing it that way. You should say H. He's now decided to change the way that he says it. Well, it's fair enough. I think it's fair enough.

The University Challenge audience. They will know. They know. They'll know if it's H or H. They will know. And they've said it's H. And so that's what he's going with. That's good for him. Very good. But I do, I really, really love will know. And they've said it's H, and so that's what he's going with. That's good for him. Very good.

But I do, I really, really love watching that, and I just think everyone's so clever, their brains are so big, and I just, I've got that utmost respect for them. God, yeah. It's probably because I started work when I was 10. Didn't really do much at school. Well, I stayed in school all the way through until I was 21, when I eventually...

GCSEs, A-levels, drama school and stuff. Came out when I was 21. Still couldn't answer a question on a university challenge. Oh, fair enough. What a waste of time. Right, so now, shall we have a little talk about the old classic quiz shows that we remember from when we were young? In one.

Bullseye. Bullseye. What a brilliant quiz. Jim Bowen. Saturday night about 20 past five. Yes, please. That reminds me of being little. Yeah.

I just absolutely remember that the contestants were shit at darts. Yeah. And don't you remember he'd go, you went for faces, you've got history. Over Christmas, right, we were desperately looking for something to watch. There wasn't anything that was suitable for us as a family to watch

on telly. So me and James said, do you know what used to be a really good show, kids, that you would have loved? Bullseye. And so we went on YouTube and we found episodes of Bullseye and we just played them for the kids. Spit the Dog. There was a celebrity version and Spit the Dog was on it. And he was flipping Bob Carol, jeez, and Spit the Dog.

Brilliant. And the kids at first even was kind of like, Mummy, why is there a puppet? And it's spitting everywhere. And I was like, well, you just wait and see. You just watch and you'll see this is entertainment. This is what we used to watch and it's spitting everywhere and i was like well you just wait and see you just watch and you'll see this is entertainment this is what we used to watch and it's brilliant brilliant my favorite thing about bullseye would be that they'd win a a jet ski but they lived in a one-bedroom flat there was huge huge gifts huge presents you've a speedboat, but you live in a semi-detached in Swansea.

Yeah. Oh, my God, the prizes were, like, insane. They were brilliant. Brilliant prizes. Yeah. I mean, just amazing prizes. Yeah. And it was still when you got to see your prize.

I mean, like, they used to do that on Wheel of Fortune as well, didn't they? I love Wheel of Fortune. With the stage spins and everything, and then you've got a glamour girl there, and she's showing off, you know? And then, oh, my God, but wasn't it just heartless? And here's what you could have won.

I mean, and you've got to sit there going, oh God. Could have won that. It used to be, you were shit. Here's what you could have won. You lost. You can't play darts. You've let the side down. You haven't won anything. That's it.

You've won nothing. That's it. Off you go. But like the celebrity versions. And then you would get like the normal people on. And they were just so bad at darts. And then you just get... And then... Oh, it was really good.

And then when they always win a pint glass and darts in it, I think you always got those. Oh, did you? Yeah. Yeah, tankard. A tankard, yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And then Bully. I mean, he was just brilliant. Oh, he was brilliant, Bully. Well, you know something else you can watch on YouTube? What? Do you want to know my favourite from a Saturday night? The Generation Game. Oh, my God.

Wasn't it just flipping brilliant? I loved The Generation Game with Brucie. God, he was amazing. What was her name? What's on the scores? Rosemary Dawes or something? No, that's Matt Lucas. Rosemary. What was it? I want to say Ferguson. Rosemary, what was her name? What's on the scores? Rosemary Dawes or something. No, that's Matt Lucas. Rosemary, I want to say Ferguson.

Rosemary, and then... Yeah, but it used to be What's on the scores, Miss Dawes. No, that's Matt Lucas. Rosemary Ford. It was Rosemary Ford. And then she married Robert Lindsay. Really? Yes, they got married.

And Rosemary Ford was so just tall and glamorous and beautiful. Wasn't she? But I loved everything about the Generation Game. I want them to bring that back. Because wasn't it... I mean, quizzes in those days were just like really lovely, good, wholesome fun. But it was real fun.

That's what I loved about it. A family. You had to convey a belt and you had to play the memory game and you always had the teddy bear. Oh, my God. And what about when you were put against the other team and you had to do some pottery or you've now got to make a vase but the table is going like this. It was all going round and they'd get all messy, wouldn't they?

You'd get covered in custard or whatever. It was just real fun. It was, it was good fun. And then you've got to remember the teddy bear, fondue set. Your food mixer. Games kit. Yeah, your trainers, your this, your hairspray, whateverue set. Your food mixer. Games kit. Yeah. Your trainers, your this, your hairspray, whatever it was.

Didn't they bring it back? They brought it back. It's just not the same without Brucey, though, is it? I just don't think that you could do it without Brucey. I'll tell you who I think could do it. Bradley Walsh. No, I think Ryland could do it. Ryland could do it. And I think Ryland could bring it back.

And I'd like to do the scores. Yeah. I'd like to compete. And I think Ryland could bring it back. And I'd like to do the scores. Yeah. I'd like to compete. I'd bring my family on. Oh my god. Ryland would be really really good. I think he'd be really good at it. That's my shout. Because we're on the telly we've been invited on to quite a lot

of quiz shows too, haven't we? Let's have a chat about them. Have you done The Weakest Link? No, I was asked to do it recently and I said, I've got to be honest, I love it with Romesh. I think he's fab. Romesh is excellent. I've done it twice with Romesh. Have you?

Yeah. Well, how do you say that? What was it like? Were they specials or what was it? I did a Christmas special and and I was Mrs Christmas, and that was really fun. And then I did an EastEnders special, and I went up to do that. Oh, my God.

Did you do it as Sonia? Did you have to be in costume? No, no, no. It was just as me. That would have been so good. Who else was on the EastEnders special? You should have done it in character. Oh, no, no, we didn't.

It was me, Danielle, Tony Clay. Yeah, loads of us went up, and it was really good fun really good fun now do you feel the pressure and on the weakest link i've always wondered how do you know when to say bank can you see it coming up in your head you've got a monitor up above and the pressure is on yeah but the banking is one of the most important things even more than the questions so you can see see that it might be like two grand. Exactly. So as soon as it's coming around, you're thinking to the person before you, right,

to your right, you're thinking, please say bank, please say bank. Yes. And then when they don't, straight away I'm in with the bank. Oh, my God. What were your questions? How far did you get? I don't know.

You've got a really good memory. What was it like? Jo, I do all these programmes and they're rough. Oh, my God. What were your questions? How far did you get? I don't know. You've got a really good memory. What was it like? Jo, I do all these programmes and they're rough. Oh, my God. I don't remember anything. So, I find sometimes they're so traumatic. I did Bridge of Lies recently. Oh, yeah.

How'd that go? It was traumatic. Well, I put my hand up for... Well, first of all, I'm sorry. I've got to say that I was so excited about meeting Ross Kemp. Oh, yeah. Lovely, isn't he? I was just like, oh, my God god he's so lovely just so so lovely and um and then but when i went out there i put my hands up for like drama for it was acting okay and so i was kind of like

all right i should be sorted here for film i know loads of films i watch loads of stuff i should be fine but it said the titles um of films must have the country in them. OK. And they were giving me films from the bloody 1920s and the 1940s. They were films that I'd never even heard of. And I was, oh, my God, I was thinking I didn't know... Werewolf in Paris, stuff like that. I'm not even joking, that genuinely was one of them. And I knew that.

I knew the answer to that one. And then there were some other ones that I knew... There were some that I knew the answer to, but other ones where I was completely lost. And I got to a certain point and i did a load of talking but there was one point that i realized because i was debating it and then suddenly i just went oh my god i'm on a timer and i had about one minute left and the thing is ross says all of he says the whole question and he reads out the full title but in my mind i was like jesus christ i've not got enough time to do this.

I need to get it done. And so I ended up reading them quickly myself and just going, I'm going to go here. Stuff it, Ross, I'm doing this. Oh my God, stuff it, I'm doing this one. And so in the end, he didn't have time to even read out the titles. Oh no.

And then I got to the end and then I was like, right, stuff it. I'm going by instinct. I'm doing this, I'm doing this. And I got to the end. But my team was so worried about me that they pressed the buzzer to, you can press the buzzer to make sure that that person gets through to the end. But my team was so worried about me that they pressed the buzzer. You can press the buzzer to make sure that that person gets through to the final.

But the money that they earn then gets cut in half. So they did that to me, but I got through to the final. And so that was all right. And then I stepped on the winning thing. It sounded like you basically ruined the concept of poor Ross Kemp's quiz and he couldn't do it properly. I don't think he could do it properly because I basically rushed through and kind of spoiled it. Let us know, listeners, if you've seen Jo or me on any quizzes and what you think of us on them. I did The Wheel.

How did you find that? Love The Wheel. What a lovely show to do. Get really looked after. Ooh, what do they do? It's just really good. Are they nice to you? Really nice.

Did you have to wear a seatbelt? I can't remember. Because one of my kids said to me when we were watching it one night, do they have to wear a seatbelt and I looked and I thought you're going round that wheel quite fast do they for health and safety have to strap you in because I wouldn't be surprised if they did No I don't think so

but it was a lovely show but what annoyed me is I was on you've all got a specialised subject or whatever so I don't know, mine was soaps or whatever it was but it never got to me How? It never got picked the whole night you've all got a specialised subject or whatever for you, so I don't know. Mine was soaps or whatever it was. But it never got to me. How? It never got picked the whole night. That's not fair.

I did the whole show. And, you know, at the end, when they say who's come first, second or third... Yes. ..and then you can, you know, they... They can choose you. Yeah, they can choose you, can't they? Be it top end or whatever.

Yeah. I came third, I believe, so I was quite pleased with that. Oh. Because I thought I'd come right down the bottom and I was really pleased to be involved in that, but they didn't pick me, so I didn't play. Well, that's, for starters, quite easy money and a bit of a cushy job. I need to get back on because I said I've not even shown you my skills.

Oh, my God. So, it was a good one. I don't know, right, what I would do for a special subject. It would have to either be Agatha Christie, sharks. Whales? No, I don't know enough about whales. I know more about Agatha Christie and sharks than I know about whales. Chocolate brands?

Chocolate brands, chocolate. That's it. That's the font of my knowledge. Dogs. Dogs? Dogs. Caravans? Caravans.

Dog breeds. That. I'd have to choose something like that. You'd be all right. You'd be fine. You won't get picked anyway. I did Supermarket Sweep with Rylan. Love it.

I was very excited to meet Rylan. Yeah. I'm very excited to be in the supermarket. It kind of was like a big grown-up version of, you know when you're a child and like one Christmas you get, you know, like a little, you know, little grocery store with plastic fruit and veg. Yeah.

Walking around just kind of like, oh my God, this is like amazing. With all the inflatables. I did it with Dale Winton, Jo. Oh my God, what was Dale like? Amazing. Oh.

I did it with my brother Tony. Yeah? A long, long time ago. Yeah. Wow. It was great. So I know how you feel. Oh my,

it's just amazing. I nearly hyperventilated because I ran around, I felt, because I was doing it for charity. So you feel like a pressure on you that, oh my God, I want to get money for them. And I remember sprinting around so much and then throwing one full trolley to the side and then somebody giving me another trolley and then going back round. And I remember coming back and my face sort of being a bit like, feeling a bit like quite funny.

And I think I'd been running so fast and breathing so fast. I was on the borderline of feeling a bit like feeling a bit like quite funny and I think I've been running so fast and breathing so fast I was on the borderlines of feeling a bit like I was hyperventilating yeah yeah yeah I remember panicking thinking Jesus Christ you're on the telly try and take deep breaths try and calm down and then I was in the final but I don't think we won it was me and Mel who played um Gwen in Gavin and Fancy and it was us two together and then it was only at the end that I realised there were some, like, big item things that you can chuck, like, loads of them in. And I just remember running around and, first of all,

getting an ironing board. Did you get an inflatable? Yes. Because I love that when they pull off the Velcro. Yes. I remember getting an inflatable banana and that was it for me. I just wanted to get an inflatable and to do the Velcro thing. Yeah.

It's so good, isn't it? Dale Winton used to have his studios absolutely freezing cold. Oh, my God. But to the point, I mean, so cold, I reckon it was minus five in there. Jesus, why? Because he wore quite a lot of make-up, Dale. Yes.

And he got really, really hot. Oh, my God. Because when he would present or whatever, you know, he was just a bit of a sweaty person. Yeah. The studios, wherever he was, were absolutely freezing. I just remember being freezing cold. Oh, my person. Yeah. The studios, wherever he was, were absolutely freezing. I just remember being freezing cold.

Oh, my God. Wow. Flipping heck. God rest him. He was a lovely man. He was. Really lovely man. He was so good.

Aren't there, there are those personalities, aren't there? I mean, like Cilla. Oh. You know, who were just Saturday night telly. Yeah. You sat down as a little girl and you clutched in and you know, you just, you clutched in with mum and dad and you watched them and I mean, oh my god, they were just fab

weren't they? It was, it was absolutely fab. But I am pleased that quizzes are still around. What's the one now? There's a lot of quizzes. I'm telling you this. I TV in the afternoon during the week. Fucking hell. It's non-stop. Tipping point. There's another one. What's the one that's like...

Honestly, there's loads and loads. Loads of them. Oh my god. I can't believe that I can't... Family Fortunes. Oh yeah, Family Fortunes. It was great with Les Dennis though. Yeah, Les Dennis was flipping good. He was great. I like Vernon doing it actually. Yeah. Vernon Kaye was good.

Yes, yeah, he was. I like Vernon presenting. Yeah, me too. Vernon is lovely. I don't think he does enough actually. No, he does that. good. Yes. Yeah, he was. I like Vernon presenting. Yeah, me too. Vernon is lovely. I don't think he does enough, actually. No, he does. I'm going to put it out there. I think he's really bloody good. Yeah, he is. But, oh, Family Fortunes. Family Fortunes was great. I'd love to do that, but I would always

panic if I was, you know, the family member that's right on the end. So you've said all of the things and then you get to the last family and you're just like, I can't think of anything else. Nothing else now. No. Because you've gone through them all. Yeah.

I don't know who I'd take on. There'd be murders in my family. Oh my God. Everyone would want to go on and then there'd be, you know what I mean? Yeah. Well, I'm an only child

so it would be me, mum and dad, James and then I don't know who I'd put on then as well. I mean, I can't think of somebody. I was once asked to do

family fortunes and I was thinking, should I take my uncle Anthony on? Because on then as well. I mean, I can't think of somebody. I was once asked to do Family Fortunes and I was thinking, should I take my Uncle Anthony on? Because he's very clever. And so he, you know, might know. But then my mum was just like, oh, I don't know if I could do what I go to pieces. With all due respect though,

with Family Fortunes, you haven't got to be that clever, have you? Don't. Maybe save Anthony for who wants to be a millionaire. Would you be able? Me and James had to answer who wants to be a millionaire. Would you be able... Me and James had to answer who wants to be a millionaire question. What, someone phoned you up?

Oh, my God, yes. Shut up. I can still see you sitting at the kitchen island. I think it was Kelvin Fletcher. Right, yeah. He's lovely and his wife. We do the farm. So lovely.

Lovely people. We saw those in... Where did we go? Well, we were on holiday somewhere and we saw them. Centre people. Saw those in... Where did we go? Well, we were on holiday somewhere and we saw them. Sense Parks. Yeah. Yeah. They're lovely.

They are a really lovely family, aren't they? Lovely. I remember going to Kelvin and Liz's wedding, right? And he's really into rugby and stuff. And it was one of the best weddings I've ever been to because there were loads and loads of rugby players and they all took their clothes off. Apparently, the thing where rugby players always take their clothes off.

And I just remember being on the dance floor and there was like a balcony and I remember really, he had a fab playlist. It was really good. And I remember really going for it on the dance floor and looking up and there were these massive men with like these massive big bodies who were like really hot and they were taking all of their clothes off and I was drunk and I was dancing and I was like this is fucking amazing

it was so good oh please don't have a lovely wedding but I remember Kelvin was on it and um oh my god and god only knows why he wanted James to be his phone-a-friend. Oh, that's lovely, though. What a compliment. But I just remember, oh, God, just being so terrified. We were sitting there together and the phone, we were just waiting. Waiting for the phone. Jesus Christ, keeping all the phone lines free.

We're waiting. And then the phone went. And it was like... Who was it on the phone? It was, oh, my God, right. So who was it? It wasn't Chris Tarrant. Was it Chris Tarrant phone it was oh my god right so who was it wasn't Chris Tarrant was it Chris Tarrant it was Chris Tarrant it was because Chris since Chris Tarrant it's only been um Jeremy Clarkson yeah and it wasn't Jeremy Clarkson it was Chris Tarrant god the phone went

and it was just like oh my god and he answered it and I just remember sitting there just like oh my god oh my god and then um and then he spoke to Chris Tarrant and then he said I'm going to I was like, oh, my God. And he answered it. And I just remember sitting there just like, oh, my God, oh, my God. And then he spoke to Chris Tarrant and then he said, I'm going to pass you over to Kelvin. And then Kelvin said the question. And I just remember the utter panic. Oh, yeah. And of being so, like, in the moment.

Have you played the board game? I'm sure I have. Because we actually play it as a phone a friend. So you genuinely go and phone a friend? I will ring someone up. It'll be about 10 past 11 at night. And we phone up. It'll always be Mark's mum because she's really, really clever.

And I'll be like, hi, this is da-da-da-da-da. And I'll just ba-ba-ba-ba-ba. And I've got to go. Oh, my God. That's amazing. And we phone people when we play it properly. It is good fun. That's just play it properly. It is good fun. That's just brilliant.

Brilliant. It is good fun. Oh, God. Aren't quizzes fab? They're fab and they're easy to watch and you can play along. Yeah. They're just a real all-rounder. Different ones throughout the week.

Let us know if you've got any embarrassing stories from being on quizzes or anything like that because i mean sometimes you know it's like um uh you know what's it called family fortunes you just think oh my god the poor families when they go back home when somebody's like let this side down or said something awful and that really pressurized bit at the end when you've got to get all the top answers oh god but yeah let us know what ones you like. It'd be certainly bad in your family, wouldn't it, if someone got it wrong? You won't talk to anyone again. I'd be absolutely furious.

Furious. That'd be it. The family would be completely shattered. It would. It would. That's why I said no to going on family fortunes. Do House of Games. You must do it.

Don't go near family fortunes, please. Well, that's enough from us this week. Thank you so much for listening, everybody. Honestly, thank you so, so much. And we do, we really, really want to hear from you. So send us your voice notes. What are you watching at the moment? What aren't you watching?

What do you love? What do you hate? And what's your favourite quiz show? Let us know. Let us know. The number is 0-3-3-0-6-7-8-4-7-0-4. I mean, we've been chatting about so many quizzes this week. And I'm sure if you go on Catch Up

and you just have a look on all the different channels, you'll find all of them. And all the oldies, all the nostalgic ones we were talking about, like your Bullseye and Generation Game. You'll find all those little clips on YouTube. But show the kids. Show the little ones. They don't know what they've missed.

They don't. They don't know what Saturday Night telly used to be like. Take them back to the late 1980s, for God's sake. We have had a whale of a time this week. It's been fab. It's been lovely, and I hope you've had a lovely bank holiday Monday. Yeah.

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