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Countdown is a British game show involving word and mathematical tasks that began airing in November 1982. It is broadcast on Channel 4 and is currently presented by Colin Murray, assisted by Rachel Riley with lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be broadcast on Channel 4 and 90 series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 ...
Rachel Riley. Rachel Annabelle Riley MBE (born 11 January 1986) is a British television presenter. She co-presents the Channel 4 daytime puzzle show Countdown and its comedy spin-off 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. She is a mathematics graduate. Her television debut came when she joined Countdown aged 22.
Colin Murray (born Colin Wright on 10 March 1977) is a radio and television presenter from Northern Ireland. He is best known for hosting the Channel 4 game show Countdown since 2022. Born and raised in Dundonald, east of Belfast, Murray first trained and worked as a news journalist. With a passion for both music and sport, he later moved into ...
Carol Vorderman. Carol Jean Vorderman, MBE RAFAC HonFIET (born 24 December 1960) is a Welsh [1] broadcaster, media personality, and writer. Her career began when she joined the Channel 4 game show Countdown, appearing with Richard Whiteley from 1982 until his death in 2005, and subsequently with Des Lynam and Des O'Connor, before leaving in 2008.
Anne Josephine Robinson (born 26 September 1944) [1] is an English television presenter and journalist, best known as the host of BBC game show The Weakest Link from 2000 to 2012, and again in 2017 for a one-off celebrity special for Children in Need. [2] She presented the BBC consumer affairs programme Watchdog for a total of 15 years, from ...
Series champions from this series onwards are awarded the Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy. Up until Series 83, champions were also awarded the complete leather-bound set of the Oxford English Dictionary (although the Series 31 champion, David Acton, turned the prize down due to his strict veganism and instead opted to take it in CD-Rom form ...
jonrichardsoncomedy.com. Jon Joel Richardson (born September 1982) is an English comedian and radio presenter. He is known for his appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and his work as co-host with Russell Howard on BBC Radio 6 Music. He presented Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, and also features with his wife ...
Countdown. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a British comedy panel show on Channel 4. The show follows the game of Countdown, but presented in a comedic panel show format seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats, with the show being a crossover of the two. The show is hosted by Jimmy Carr, with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent assuming their Countdown roles.