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The programme was presented by Richard Whiteley for 23 years until his death on 26 June 2005. It was then presented by Des Lynam from October 2005 until December 2006, Des O'Connor from January 2007 until December 2008, Jeff Stelling from January 2009 until December 2011 and Nick Hewer from January 2012 until his retirement in June 2021, with Colin Murray standing in for Nick Hewer during part ...
Dent also works on the spin-off show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. [10] Dent appeared as herself in an episode of the BBC sitcom Not Going Out. [11] [12] Dent presented Channel 4 web series Susie Dent's Guide to Swearing, which explored the etymology and history of select English swear words. [13]
1 [1] John Richard Whiteley (28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) was an English presenter and journalist, best known for his twenty-three years as host of the game show Countdown . Countdown was the launch programme for Channel 4 at 4:45 pm on 2 November 1982, and Whiteley was the first person to be seen on the channel (not counting a programme ...
Countdown to Christmas: Watch live countdown Other key dates this holiday season. Thanksgiving (Nov. 28) Hanukkah (Dec. 22–30) Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) Christmas Day (Dec. 25) Kwanzaa (Dec. 26 ...
Murray was born on 10 March 1977 in the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, a suburb of East Belfast, Northern Ireland, and grew up on Dundonald's Ballybeen estate. [6] He said on the 5 September 2022 edition of Countdown that for two days his name was Luke Wright, until "a family member pointed out that was a direction"; he later took his stepfather's surname. [7]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. Television and radio presenter (born 1942) Des Lynam OBE Lynam in 2005 Born Desmond Michael Lynam (1942-09-17) 17 September 1942 (age 82) Ennis, County Clare, Ireland Occupation Radio/Television presenter Years active 1968–present Spouses Susan Skinner (m. 1965; div. 1974) Rosemary ...
The final countdown in the series, 1979: Britain Biggest 70s Hits, was broadcast after All Creatures Great and Small on Christmas Eve, [303] with the clip shows 70s Greatest Electropop and 70s Greatest Novelty Records scheduled after the countdown. On Christmas Day 2021, Channel 5 devoted all of its hours from 9:15 in the morning until 12:30am ...
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 comedy 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.