Countdown (1982)
Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Nick Hewer, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and 67 series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 November 1982. With over 5,000 episodes, Countdown is one of the longest-running game shows in the world, along with the original French version, Des chiffres et des lettres, which has been running on French television continuously since 1965. Countdown was initially recorded at The Leeds Studios for 27 years, before moving to Granada Studios in 2009, and then over to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays in 2013. The programme was presented by Richard Whiteley for over 20 years, until his death in June 2005. It was then presented by Des Lynam until the end of 2006, Des O'Connor until the end of 2008, and Jeff Stelling until the end of 2011. The current presenter is Nick Hewer. Carol Vorderman, the show's co-host, who had been on the programme since it began, left the show in December 2008, at the same time as O'Connor. She was replaced by Rachel Riley. A celebrity guest features in every programme, and provides a brief interlude before the first advertisement break. The two contestants in each episode compete in three disciplines: eleven letters rounds, in which the contestants attempt to make the longest word possible from nine randomly chosen letters; three numbers rounds, in which the contestants must use arithmetic to reach a random target number from six other numbers; and the conundrum, a buzzer round in which the contestants compete to solve a nine-letter anagram. During the series heats, the winning contestant returns the next day until he or she loses or has accumulated eight wins. The best contestants are invited back for the series finals, which are decided in knockout format. Contestants of exceptional skill have received national media coverage, and the programme as a whole is widely recognised and parodied within British culture.
- Armand Jammot
- Release Date: 1982-11-02
- Views: 239256
- Country: GB
- Language: En
- Runtime: 36
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Episode 1 - Episode 3043
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Episode 2 - Episode 3044
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Episode 3 - Episode 3045
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Episode 4 - Episode 3046
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Episode 5 - Episode 3047
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Episode 6 - Episode 3048
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Episode 7 - Episode 3049
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Episode 8 - Episode 3050
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Episode 9 - Episode 3051
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Episode 10 - Episode 3052
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Episode 11 - Episode 3053
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Episode 12 - Episode 3054
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Episode 13 - Episode 3055
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Episode 14 - Episode 3056
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Episode 16 - Episode 3058
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Episode 17 - Episode 3059
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Episode 18 - Episode 3060
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Episode 19 - Episode 3061
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Episode 20 - Episode 3062
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Episode 21 - Episode 3063
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Episode 22 - Episode 3064
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Episode 23 - Episode 3065
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Episode 24 - Episode 3066
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Episode 25 - Episode 3067
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Episode 26 - Episode 3068
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Episode 27 - Episode 3069
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Episode 28 - Episode 3070
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Episode 29 - Episode 3071
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Episode 30 - Episode 3072
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Episode 31 - Episode 3073
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Episode 32 - Episode 3074
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Episode 34 - Episode 3076
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Episode 35 - Episode 3077
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Episode 36 - Episode 3078
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Episode 37 - Episode 3079
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Episode 38 - Episode 3080
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Episode 39 - Episode 3081
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Episode 40 - Episode 3082
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Episode 41 - Episode 3083
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Episode 42 - Episode 3084
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Episode 43 - Series 45, Grand Final
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