Trivia

The grid subjects featured on this edition are:

Main Grids: Monarchs who didn't die of natural causes; Savoury sauces.

Auction Grids: Places developed as new towns during the 1960s; Things that appeared on postage stamps since 1997; South American birds.

Final Grid: Chess terms.

Bob makes a vague innuendo when discussing the death of King William II, saying he died of a stray arrow in the New Forest, following it up by saying "That's an unpleasant place to get one."

Although the innuendo doesn't really make much sense, it's usually a moment that would get post-dubbed canned laughter added to it, but it instead plays out to silence.

Bob's opening chat with contestant Desmond Arthurs is significantly shorter than with either of the two female contestants, with just a single sentence from Desmond - listed on his podium as "Des" - before Bob cracks a joke and moves on.

The possible reason for this is that their conversation may not have produced any notable chemistry or worthwhile footage - Des is monosyllabic and withdrawn throughout the entire episode, barely saying more than a word at a time.

Bob says the word "herbs" during a grid on sauces, but pronouncing it the US way, without a "H" sound at the start.

The first Auction Grid - New Towns - had previously appeared as an Auction Grid in Episode #3.7 (1995). However, this edition has the stipulation that the new towns were developed during the 1960s; the earlier edition had no time restriction.

Four of the same answers appeared on both grids: Milton Keynes, Runcorn, Telford and Warrington.