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Susan Dent MBE (born November 1964) [2] is an English lexicographer, etymologist and media personality. She has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown since 1992.
Riley was born in Rochford. [4] [5] Her mother is Jewish, and she has stated that her "family came over in the pogroms" from Tsarist Russia. [6]Riley was raised in the Thorpe Bay area of Southend-on-Sea and was educated at the independent Thorpe Hall School, and Southend High School for Girls, [7] a grammar school, where she passed four A-Levels at grade A, after which she obtained a second ...
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 ...
Carol Jean Vorderman (born 24 December 1960) is a Welsh [1] broadcaster, media personality, and writer. Her media 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.
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Before her comedy career, Pascoe was a tour guide in London. [8]Pascoe has appeared in many television programmes and panel shows, including Stand Up for the Week, The Thick of It, Mock the Week, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Campus, Being Human, Twenty Twelve, QI, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie to You, Hypothetical, and W1A as well as all-female sketch show Girl ...
Rosie Luisa Jones (born 24 June 1990) [1] is a British comedian, writer and actress. After starting her career as a writer on panel shows, she went on to appear as a guest on The Last Leg, 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, QI and Hypothetical.
Australian TV host Fiona MacDonald has died at age 67 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2021 "Farewell my friends. My sister Kylie is posting this because I have left the ...