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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:05APPLAUSE
00:31Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown studio.
00:34On the day 80 years ago, way back in 1934,
00:37that one of the great music managers was born,
00:40born in Liverpool, and it was none other than the great, late Brian Epstein.
00:46My word, what a mark he made on the world of popular music
00:50because it was he who discovered, of course, in the cavern,
00:54the four lads that became known as the Beatles.
00:56But it wasn't just the Beatles, Rachel.
00:58Oh, no. He had a good eye for talent.
01:00Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and, of course, Cilla Black.
01:04And he died tragically at a very young age, back in 1967.
01:10But the Fab Four, of course, went on to make music history extraordinary.
01:16Now, what about you? Have you got an eye for a bit of talent?
01:19Well, never mind me.
01:20I think we can't talk about record producers without talking about Marcel Stillman.
01:24Because obviously you know, but our viewers might not know,
01:26that the person that brought this programme to England was a record producer.
01:29He's worked with people like Engelbert Humperdinck and Shirley Bassey
01:32and even Sinatra.
01:33So we've got one degree of separation from Sinatra, which is quite nice.
01:35Absolutely. And Marcel and his wife Jeannie, such a lovely couple.
01:39Lovely couple. We love them.
01:41Now, Rachel, who have we got?
01:43We've got Paul Worsley back again.
01:45Three wins under his belt.
01:46Of course, Dad to Jack, who was champion back in 2012.
01:50And Paul's here again.
01:52He used to be a keen chess player and he's a poker player.
01:55And I think he won £7,000 on...
01:58That's in a tournament back in April, yes, in Liverpool.
02:01I finished first out of 114, I think it was.
02:04Fantastic. Give you a taste for it.
02:06Yes, I do. I still see myself as a recreational player.
02:09But of course, you know, to win a bit of money as well, it's a nice bonus.
02:11You don't go off to Las Vegas and play in the...
02:13I have been to Vegas, actually, yes.
02:15How did you get on?
02:16Well, I was winning money,
02:18but my wife and daughter were spending it faster than I could win it.
02:21It probably wasn't profitable there.
02:23All right.
02:24Paul, you're joined today by Kieran O'Driscoll.
02:26Hails from Dublin, originally from County Tipperary.
02:29Carrick-on-shore, County Tipperary.
02:31Carrick-on-shore, the river shore there.
02:33Works as a language tutor and interpreter.
02:35So which languages are you teaching?
02:37I teach English as a foreign language to Brazilian students
02:40in a small private language school in Dublin, Nick,
02:43and I also teach some French.
02:45OK, because you took a doctorate in French, I think.
02:47I did French to English literary translation
02:50with Jules Verne as a point of interest.
02:52Excellent.
02:53I've got a strange note that our research department
02:56have dragged out of you.
02:57Oh, no.
02:58I don't know whether it was willingly or unwillingly.
03:00You were once found sleepwalking half-naked
03:02around your university campus.
03:04That's what happened.
03:05Night out, was it?
03:06It wasn't a night out, actually.
03:08It was in broad daylight.
03:09Oh, was it?
03:10Yes.
03:11I see.
03:12Sleepwalking in the day.
03:13Mm-hm.
03:14I see.
03:15Student days.
03:16There we go.
03:17Well, let's have a big round of applause for Paul and Kieran O'Driscoll.
03:20APPLAUSE
03:23And Susie Dent, of course, over in the corner,
03:25looking forward to a peaceful weekend, I trust.
03:27Yep.
03:28But before that happens, we're going to have to deal
03:30with the wonderful Debra Meaden, entrepreneur,
03:32dragon's den dragon.
03:34And behind that stern exterior,
03:36one of the nicest people I've ever met.
03:39She's an absolutely fabulous lady.
03:41Welcome to Countdown, Debra.
03:44Welcome to Countdown.
03:45I'm glad to be here.
03:46All right.
03:47Now then, let's get down to business.
03:49How about a letters game?
03:51Good afternoon again, Rachel.
03:52Afternoon, Paul.
03:53Can I start with a consonant, please?
03:54Thank you. Start today with S.
03:56And another.
03:58M.
04:00And another.
04:02R.
04:03And a vowel.
04:05A.
04:07Another vowel.
04:08O.
04:10And another vowel, please.
04:12E.
04:14Can I have a consonant?
04:16V.
04:18And a consonant.
04:20R.
04:22And can I finish with a vowel, please?
04:24And finish with U.
04:26And here's the Countdown clock.
04:48CLOCK TICKS
04:58Yes, Paul?
04:59Seven.
05:00A seven for Paul and Kieran.
05:02Just a six, I'm afraid.
05:04Don't apologise. And your six?
05:06Movers.
05:07Movers. Paul?
05:08Overarm.
05:09Overarm.
05:10Overarm bowling. Very good.
05:12What has the corner got to offer, Debra?
05:14Well, I only got a six. I got ravers.
05:17Oh, ravers. Like that.
05:18What does that tell us?
05:19Ravers.
05:21Susie?
05:22One more seven. Armours. As in a knight's armour.
05:24Yeah, indeed. All right, very well done, Paul.
05:27On seven, Kieran.
05:29Your letters came.
05:31Hello, Rachel.
05:32Hi, Kieran.
05:33Could I start with a consonant, please?
05:35Thank you. Start with G.
05:37And a second.
05:39K.
05:41Another consonant.
05:43S.
05:44A fourth consonant.
05:46P.
05:48A vowel, please.
05:50I.
05:52Another vowel.
05:54A.
05:55A third vowel.
05:57O.
05:59A consonant.
06:01N.
06:03And a final consonant, please.
06:07And a final R.
06:09Stand by.
06:16MUSIC PLAYS
06:41Yes, Kieran.
06:42Eight.
06:43An eight, Paul.
06:44Also an eight.
06:45Kieran?
06:46Sparking.
06:48Sparking as well.
06:49Both of you.
06:50Yes.
06:51Both sparking away there.
06:52And any sparks in the corner?
06:54Well, we had sparking.
06:55Yes.
06:56So we have to go down from there.
06:57Rasping, which is a seven, so...
07:00Never mind. Susie?
07:01Yeah, no, I'll move back to you.
07:02That's it. All right.
07:03Sparking takes it.
07:0415 points to Kieran's eight.
07:05Kieran's up and running.
07:07Paul.
07:08How about a numbers game?
07:09Can I have an inverted T, please, Rachel?
07:11You can, thank you, Paul.
07:12Inverted T.
07:13Four and five little numbers.
07:16And the first numbers game of today is four.
07:19Another four.
07:20One, six, nine.
07:23And the large one, 100.
07:25And the target, 876.
07:27876.
07:29MUSIC PLAYS
07:43MUSIC STOPS
07:59Paul.
08:00876.
08:01876. And Kieran?
08:02876.
08:03Thank you, Paul.
08:05Nine times 100.
08:07Nine times 100, 900.
08:09Six times four is 24.
08:11Yeah.
08:13Nice and straightforward, 876.
08:15Yes, Kieran?
08:16Exactly the same way.
08:17Oh, I just checked there.
08:19Thanks.
08:20Very good.
08:21APPLAUSE
08:2325 plays 18.
08:27As we move into a tea time teaser, which is real scam,
08:30and the clue, are these sweets mostly eaten on a Tuesday?
08:34Are these sweets mostly eaten on a Tuesday?
08:39MUSIC PLAYS
08:43APPLAUSE
08:51Welcome back. Guy left with the clue.
08:53Are these sweets mostly eaten on a Tuesday?
08:56And the answer is caramels.
08:59Caramels.
09:01Paul, 25. Kieran, 18.
09:03Closer on thing, Kieran. You're back on with the letters game.
09:06Could I start with the consonant, please, Rachel?
09:08Thank you, Kieran. H.
09:10A second.
09:12T.
09:14A third.
09:16W.
09:18A fourth.
09:20R.
09:22And a vowel.
09:24I.
09:26A second vowel.
09:28E.
09:29And a third.
09:31A.
09:33A consonant.
09:35T.
09:37Could I finish with a consonant, please?
09:40And finish with N.
09:43Countdown.
09:45MUSIC PLAYS
10:07MUSIC STOPS
10:14Yes, Kieran?
10:16A seven. A seven, Paul?
10:18A seven also. Kieran?
10:20Nattier.
10:22Yes, Paul? I've also gone for nattier.
10:25Both nattier.
10:27Yep, a nattier dresser. Yep.
10:29Very good. I like that.
10:31Deborah?
10:33Hairnet. Yep.
10:35That's a nice seven. Yep.
10:37That's it. Nattier, hairnet.
10:39Because of the hairnet, she's nattier.
10:4132-25, Paul Stiller and Lee.
10:43Paul, letters game.
10:45Can I start with a consonant, please?
10:47Thank you, Paul.
10:49Y.
10:51And another.
10:53G.
10:55And again.
10:57T.
10:59A vowel.
11:01I.
11:03A vowel.
11:05U.
11:07A consonant.
11:09G.
11:13A vowel.
11:15A.
11:17And finish with a...
11:19um, consonant, please.
11:21And finish with P.
11:23And here's the countdown clock.
11:25MUSIC PLAYS
11:33MUSIC CONTINUES
11:55Yes, Paul? A six.
11:57A six. Kieran? Also a six.
11:59Paul? A gooty.
12:01Right. Kieran?
12:03Payout.
12:05Payout. OK.
12:07I think that will be all one word.
12:09It certainly is, Kieran, yes. Very good.
12:11And in the corner?
12:13We have utopia. Also a six.
12:15Perfect.
12:17We all wish for utopia.
12:19What's an agouti?
12:21It is a large, long-legged burrowing rodent.
12:23It's related to the guinea pig.
12:25You find it in Central America.
12:27OK. And agouti. There goes another agouti.
12:29Right. 38-31.
12:31Paul in the lead.
12:33And we're back with the numbers. Kieran?
12:35Oh, Rachel, can I have one large
12:37and only five small, please?
12:39Of course you can. Thank you, Kieran.
12:41One large one, five small ones coming up for you.
12:43And for this round,
12:45they are three, eight,
12:47two, seven,
12:49six, and the large one, 75.
12:51And the target,
12:53968.
12:55968.
12:57OK.
13:27968.
13:29And Paul?
13:31968.
13:33Thank you. So, Kieran?
13:357 plus 6 equals 13.
13:37Yep.
13:39Multiplied by 75 equals 975.
13:41It does.
13:43Let me see. 3 minus 2 equals 1.
13:45Take the 1 from the 8 for 7.
13:47Yes.
13:49And take the 7 from the 975 for 968.
13:51Perfect. 968. Well done.
13:53Well done. And Paul?
13:55I said 8 plus 2 plus 3.
13:5713. So you've swapped them round.
13:59Multiplied by 75 and then subtract 7.
14:01Yes.
14:03Well done. Well done, both of you. Well done.
14:05APPLAUSE
14:07So, 48 plays Kieran's 41.
14:09As we turn to Deborah.
14:11Deborah,
14:13you're a great champion
14:15of animal rights and so forth.
14:17You pretty much live in your own personal menagerie.
14:19I've got a little list here
14:21that says you live with husband Paul.
14:23I'm not suggesting he's part of the menagerie.
14:25Cat, three dogs, five horses,
14:2711 chickens, four ducks,
14:29lost rose pot pigs,
14:3113 micro pigs, guinea fowl
14:33and three angry geese.
14:35Three very angry geese.
14:37So you're an animal person. I like that.
14:39And I think you've got a bit of a story to tell us about animals.
14:41Well, I have. I mean, I spent some time
14:43travelling with the World Society
14:45of Protection of Animals, so the WSPA,
14:47and they're involved
14:49in making sure that there isn't
14:51endangered, trade in endangered species.
14:53So they asked me if I'd like to go along
14:55to Border Control to see what Border Control do.
14:57And I met Toffee the dog,
14:59who's this wonderful little spaniel.
15:01And they said, well, why don't you try it?
15:03So they packed me up with a suitcase,
15:05put some ivory in the middle of a suitcase,
15:07packed a load of smelly clothes around it,
15:09put me in the middle of a
15:11massive crowd of people,
15:13but general public, who were coming through border,
15:15and let me walk through.
15:17And little Toffee, sweet little thing,
15:19comes up to me and sits down and wags her tail, little bright eyes,
15:21and I, you know, and she spotted me.
15:23She picked me out.
15:25Anyway, they took me to one side and gave me the whole thing.
15:27So these two guys came over
15:29and they say, Madam, can we escort you over?
15:31And they take me over and they unpack the suitcase
15:33and they find the ivory. So we're going through the whole thing.
15:35Of course, we're in public.
15:37And I look round and there's about
15:3930 people going,
15:41isn't that that woman off Dragon's Den
15:43smuggling ivory?
15:45No, but we had, we explained.
15:47What a great story.
15:49They didn't arrest me.
15:51But such a sense of smell, this little spaniel.
15:53Amazing, absolutely amazing.
15:55I wouldn't, it's, I know the clothes were smelly
15:57and they were intentionally distracting,
15:59you know, her, but she absolutely
16:01got it.
16:03Tell me this, so that dog trained to
16:05sniff out ivory smugglers, but also
16:07drugs of different types?
16:09Absolutely. They're extraordinary.
16:11And they also, of course, get a lot of counterfeit product.
16:13I'm not sure how dog sniffers can sniff that out,
16:15but perfumes and things, you know,
16:17these dogs, they've got two of them
16:19and they're amazing little things.
16:21Thank you very much, Deborah.
16:23Now, Paul, letters game.
16:25Can I start with a consonant, please?
16:27Thank you, Paul.
16:29C.
16:31And another?
16:33D.
16:35And again?
16:37T.
16:39A vowel?
16:41E.
16:43A.
16:45A vowel?
16:47I.
16:49A consonant?
16:51S.
16:53A consonant?
16:55N.
16:57And can I finish with
16:59a vowel, please?
17:01And finish with E.
17:03Standby.
17:13CLOCK TICKS
17:35Well, Paul?
17:37Eight.
17:39And Kieran?
17:41Distance.
17:43And Kieran?
17:45Insected.
17:47Insected?
17:49OK.
17:51Not there, I'm afraid, Kieran.
17:53Insect is a noun. Sorry.
17:55No problem.
17:57Bad luck. 56 now plays 41.
17:59But in the corner, what else have we got there?
18:01Susie?
18:03Otherwise, lots of sevens, Nick.
18:05Decant, standy, instead, stained. Quite a few.
18:07Very good. 56 to 41.
18:09Indeed. Kieran, back on with the letters game.
18:13Hi, Rachel. Could I start with a consonant, please?
18:15Thank you, Kieran.
18:17G.
18:19A second?
18:21L.
18:23Another consonant?
18:25Z.
18:27And a fourth?
18:29C.
18:31A vowel, please?
18:33A.
18:35A second vowel?
18:37O.
18:39And...
18:41Um...
18:43A consonant?
18:45N.
18:47And a final vowel, please?
18:49And...
18:51A final U.
18:53And here's the countdown clock.
19:07CLOCK TICKS
19:23Kieran?
19:25A six.
19:27A six, Paul?
19:29A six.
19:31Kieran?
19:33Mine is lazing.
19:35And in the corner, no lazing over there, I hope.
19:37Well, very similar, but lacing.
19:39Lacing?
19:41Susie?
19:43We stopped at six.
19:45Very good. Lazing and lacing. 62 to 47.
19:47Now, then, numbers.
19:49One for Paul.
19:51Can I have another inverted T, please?
19:53You can indeed, thank you, Paul.
19:55Another one from the top, and another five small ones coming up.
19:57And this time, they are...
19:59four, three, five...
20:01another four...
20:03eight, and the large one, 50.
20:05And your target...
20:07132.
20:09132.
20:33CLOCK TICKS
20:39Yes, Paul?
20:41132.
20:43And Kieran?
20:45132.
20:47Yes, Paul?
20:49I said four divided by four is one.
20:51Four over four is one.
20:53Add that on to the five.
20:55The six.
20:57Subtract the six from the 50.
20:5950 minus six, 44.
21:01I said 50 multiplied by three is 150.
21:03Uh-huh.
21:05Five multiplied by four equals 20.
21:07It does.
21:09Eight divided by the other four equals two.
21:11Lovely.
21:1320 minus the two equals 18.
21:15Uh-huh.
21:17150 minus 18 is 132.
21:19Perfect. Well done.
21:21Very good.
21:23So, still well in touch there, Kieran.
21:2557 to Paul's 72, as we go into a tea-time teaser,
21:27which is to a point.
21:29The answer to this points to a drink.
21:31The answer to this points to a drink.
21:35BELL RINGS
21:43APPLAUSE
21:49Welcome back.
21:51I left you with the clue.
21:53The answer to this points to a drink.
21:55And the answer is potation.
21:57So, if something's potable, it's drinkable, isn't it?
21:59It is.
22:01It comes from the Latin potare, to drink.
22:03Some nice examples of potation here.
22:05It can also mean a drinking bout.
22:07So you can imagine it being used today as a nice example.
22:09He became somewhat bloated in middle age
22:11and his potations did not improve his appearance.
22:13Very good.
22:15I like that one.
22:17Is it potable?
22:19Yes.
22:21Very good. 72 pays 57.
22:23And we turn now to Kieran for a letters game.
22:27A second.
22:31Another consonant.
22:35And a fourth.
22:39A vowel, please.
22:41Another vowel.
22:45A third vowel.
22:49A consonant.
22:51And a final consonant.
22:55And a final C.
22:57Stand by.
23:21MUSIC PLAYS
23:29Kieran.
23:31A six.
23:33Yes, Paul.
23:35A six also.
23:37And Kieran, six?
23:39Mist.
23:41Thank you, Paul.
23:43I actually went for most.
23:45Very good.
23:47Yep, same as mossy.
23:49It was named Meads.
23:51M-E-E-D-S.
23:53And a mead in the olden days was a person's deserved share of praise.
23:57So you must get from her some mead of approbation, for example.
24:01Really? I've not come across that before.
24:0378 pays 63.
24:05Now then, Paul, how about a letters game from you?
24:07Can I start this round with a consonant, please?
24:09Thank you, Paul.
24:11N.
24:13And another.
24:15W.
24:17T.
24:19Can I have a vowel, please?
24:21A.
24:23Another vowel.
24:25O.
24:27And another vowel.
24:29E.
24:31A consonant.
24:33L.
24:35A consonant.
24:37X.
24:39And finish with a vowel, please.
24:41And finish with O.
24:43And the clock starts now.
24:45CLOCK TICKS
25:15Paul?
25:17Six. And Kieran?
25:19Just a five. And your five?
25:21Extol. Extol. And Paul?
25:23Etalon.
25:25An etalon. Yes, good countdown word, that one.
25:27It's a term from physics.
25:29It's something that produces interfering light beams.
25:31An etalon.
25:33Or a French stallion.
25:35Yes. Interestingly.
25:37Any more?
25:39Can't beat etalon. I think that's quite a word.
25:41Very good. Anything else?
25:43No.
25:45Now then, Susie.
25:47It's that time, Susie.
25:49Yes, it is that time.
25:51Your origins of words.
25:53Well, if you have been watching recently,
25:55I've been taking some of the older words
25:57that you won't find in a current English dictionary,
25:59but ones that I think are quite lovely,
26:01or which made me smile.
26:03A lot of them are taken from dictionaries
26:05which have sort of older words in them,
26:07or historical dictionaries.
26:09Chambers is one example.
26:11So these are words
26:13which exist
26:15for a particular concept,
26:17even if you thought you didn't need one.
26:19The first is agilast,
26:21who's somebody who never laughs.
26:25An angel's share
26:27is the amount of spirit lost in a cask
26:29through evaporation.
26:31So I can imagine that would be a good excuse
26:33for a gin bottle at home. An angel's share.
26:35Batology is the study of brambles.
26:37The beloved, I like this one,
26:39is to be disfigured by weeping.
26:43It's hard to say.
26:45Callipagus means
26:47having beautiful buttocks.
26:49What was that again? Callipagus.
26:51There's a great quote in the A.B.D.
26:53that talks about women largely composed behind.
26:55Very good.
26:57And if you wanted to go
26:59further down that theme, but not too far,
27:01you can have, it's hard to pronounce this one,
27:03steatopagus,
27:05I think, which means having fat buttocks.
27:07So we'll move on from that one.
27:09Drycantor is a pebble
27:11that is being marked in some way
27:13by wind-blown sand.
27:15I like that one, drycantor.
27:17Emunctuary is the adjective relating to nose-blowing.
27:19A fipple
27:21is, in wind instruments,
27:23it's the plug in the mouthpiece.
27:25And a flue is that
27:27really floppy, pendulous upper lip
27:29of a bloodhound or similar dog.
27:31And I'll just end with one
27:33which I think is really sweet.
27:35Which is to snuggle and then sleep.
27:37Oh, I like that.
27:39Very good.
27:41Well, I can't promise,
27:43but I'll try to get a lot of those
27:45into my conversation tomorrow.
27:47Great. I'll be listening out.
27:4984 to Kieran. 63, Kieran.
27:51Letters.
27:53A consonant, please.
27:55Thank you, Kieran. N.
27:57Another consonant.
27:59F.
28:01A third.
28:03A fourth.
28:07N.
28:09A vowel, please.
28:11E.
28:13Another vowel.
28:15U.
28:17And a third vowel.
28:19E.
28:21A consonant.
28:23R.
28:25And a final consonant, please.
28:27And a final D.
28:29Stand by.
28:33CLOCK TICKS
28:59Kieran?
29:01A seven, but not written down properly.
29:03All right. A seven. And Paul?
29:05A seven.
29:07So, Kieran?
29:09Mine is fenders.
29:11Fenders. Yep. Paul?
29:13Refunds.
29:15Nothing too complicated there.
29:17Very good.
29:19And what else have we got there, Deborah?
29:21So, we had insured.
29:23Yep.
29:25And I have to say, this is only a four,
29:27but I had to get fun, didn't I?
29:29Another seven. Refused.
29:31Very good. All right. 91 plays 70.
29:33Here we go. Final letters game for Paul.
29:37Can I start with a consonant, please?
29:39Thank you, Paul. L.
29:41And another L.
29:43H.
29:45And again, please.
29:47D.
29:49A vowel.
29:51I.
29:53Another vowel. U.
29:55A third vowel, please.
29:57E.
29:59Another consonant.
30:01R.
30:03A consonant.
30:05N.
30:07And finish with a vowel, please.
30:11And finish with A.
30:13Here's the clock.
30:27CLOCK TICKS
30:45Paul?
30:47Seven.
30:49A seven. Kieran?
30:51A risky eight.
30:53Paul?
30:55Kieran?
30:57Unhealed.
30:59Unhealed.
31:01Susie?
31:03Not there, I'm afraid, Kieran.
31:05No.
31:07Can't think of a sentence in which it would be. Sorry.
31:09Bad luck.
31:11But what else have we got now? Susie? Deborah?
31:13Launder.
31:15Launder. Yep.
31:17And just explain diurnal. It's the opposite of nocturnal,
31:19relating to the daytime.
31:21Very good. All right. 98.
31:23Nudging 100 there for Paul.
31:25Kieran, 70.
31:27And Kieran, final numbers game for you.
31:29Um, could I have one from the top
31:31and only five small ones, please, Rachel?
31:33Of course. Thank you, Kieran. One large one,
31:35five little ones for the final time this week.
31:37And this selection is
31:39seven, three,
31:41ten, six,
31:43three, and the large one, 100.
31:45And the target,
31:47354.
31:49Three, five, four.
32:19Thank you, Kieran.
32:21354.
32:23Thank you. And Paul?
32:25354. Kieran?
32:27100 minus ten equals 90.
32:29100 less ten, 90.
32:31Seven minus three equals four.
32:33Yes.
32:35Four multiplied by the 90 is 360.
32:37And take away the six.
32:39Perfect. Well done.
32:41And Paul?
32:43I went three times six is 18.
32:45Add that onto the 100.
32:47118.
32:49118. Good results.
32:53So Paul, once again,
32:55has ploughed through 108
32:57to Kieran's very commendable
32:5980 points as we go into the final round.
33:01So, Paul, Kieran, fingers on buzzers, please.
33:03Let's reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
33:05Countdown Conundrum.
33:17Kieran, is this bordering?
33:19Let's see whether you're right.
33:21Good man.
33:23Well done.
33:27Very well done.
33:29Two good scores as well.
33:31Well done, Paul. Well done.
33:33Kieran, nine tests, a cracking score as well.
33:35Sadly, we won't be seeing you next week.
33:37So will you take your goodie bag
33:39back to Dublin with my very best wishes
33:41to Bollier-Clears, I think.
33:45Excellent.
33:47Susie, have a lovely weekend.
33:49And Deborah, too.
33:51Will you come back on Monday?
33:53Absolutely.
33:55See you Monday.
33:57Let's see how Paul gets on on Monday.
33:59He's building up a good old reputation.
34:01All right.
34:03Same time, we'll be waiting for you on Monday.
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