Episode 8: The one that bats do
Air date:
17/11/2022
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Episode synopsis
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best fancy dress, invent a secret language and then communicate an instruction using it, pin an alluring tail to an alluring animal while blindfolded, find a photo of their own hand among thousands, and guess the lengths of some extendible items.
Title context
'The one that bats do' was uttered by Fern Brady, as she described how she had wanted to use echo-location to solve the 'Pin an alluring tail on the alluring animal' task.
Alternate Titles
- On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Se, mitä lepakot tekevät', which translates as 'What bats do'. [Translator credit: zador]
- On Sweden's SVT Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Det där som fladdermöss gör', which translates as 'That thing that bats do'.
- On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Sånn flaggermus gjør', which translates as 'What bats do'. Note: this Norwegian translation of the title only appears in the subtitles for the episode, whereas the episode title listed on the platform is the original English title. [Translator credit: Jan Harald]
Assistant Intro
And next to me, the man who's the answer to the question, 'What do you get if you cross a really boring chemistry teacher with another really boring chemistry teacher?' It's... little Alex Horne!
Taskmaster's Sign-off
There's just two shows left, but just one winner tonight. It is Munya Chawawa!
Official episode video
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Episode stats
Points Awarded
65
Disquals
5
Episode scores
Subtitles
The following episode subtitle files are available for download.
- English Credit: Red Bee Media