Astounding Hound

Taking the form of a post quiz interview this week.

"Clive" - Well Robson, cracking performance from the Hound this week.

RH - Thanks, couldn't ask any more from the team this week. Felt we got it right in all departments.

C - It was important that you made a good start out there.

RH - Yes and we did that on the picture round, a posse of Welshies to celebrate St David's Day. So we had the likes of Professional Welsh people Shirley Bassey, Giggsy, Ruth Madoc etc. Only one that stumped us was a camp looking blond fella, we went Aled Jones, sometime between now and " Walking in the Air". Turned out to be Rhydian from the X Factor. Not sure if he has another name.

C - You were missing a few regulars but it didn't seem to matter?

RH - Well Steve couldn't make it and Daren was out in Cuba, seems like he's been out there months. But the lads made up for it, Kevster made some telling contributions on the TV Quiz and Game Show round and Graham's starting to make the Current Affairs role his own.

C - When did you start to think it could be your night?

RH - You always think the ten pointers are going to be crucial. We gazed at which delivery company

Adrian Dolcey
Larry Hilbroom
Robert Lenn

might have formed until the obvious hit us. Then a team effort on placing Sullom Voe in Shetland gave us the breathing space we needed.

C - What did you say to the boys at half time?

RH- Get the beers in. And make sure there's Wotsits.

C - You really came out fired up for the second half

RH - I thought the team worked really well together on the placing 10 events of the eighties in their respective years. We used the ones we knew to help place the likes of "when seat belts came in" and "the Libyan embassy siege" we had ideas on. Plus we had that little bit of luck you always need on when Wallis Simpson died.

C - Absolutely. You must have been full of confidence at that point?

RH - We were and breezed through the jeopardy. Probably the colours of stars on the Chinese flag being the only one we weren't 100% on. No dissenting voices though, we were going for it this week.

C - The Hound always enjoys the music round.

RH - Yes, and even the odd banana skins like the right Haircut 100 song and Sugar Minott weren't going to trip us up. The only one that failed us was a Musical Youth song other than "Pass The Dutchie". I didn't know there were any.

C - So 185/190. That really sends out a message.

RH - Feet on the ground, one quiz at a time. Usual managerial nonsense.

C - Any final words?

RH - Wotsits up the arse, Pick of the Pops on a Saturday and Kevster goes to Belfast. Or is it Dublin? That just about covers it.

C - The Hound, we salute you!

RH - Of course you do.