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: 184369
- Country: GB
- Language: En
- Runtime: 36
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Episode 1 - Episode 758
Release Date: 1988-06-20 -
Episode 2 - Episode 759
Release Date: 1988-06-21 -
Episode 3 - Episode 760
Release Date: 1988-06-22 -
Episode 4 - Episode 761
Release Date: 1988-06-23 -
Episode 5 - Episode 762
Release Date: 1988-06-24 -
Episode 6 - Episode 763
Release Date: 1988-06-27 -
Episode 7 - Episode 764
Release Date: 1988-06-28 -
Episode 8 - Episode 765
Release Date: 1988-06-29 -
Episode 9 - Episode 766
Release Date: 1988-06-30 -
Episode 10 - Episode 767
Release Date: 1988-07-01 -
Episode 11 - Episode 768
Release Date: 1988-07-04 -
Episode 12 - Episode 769
Release Date: 1988-07-05 -
Episode 13 - Episode 770
Release Date: 1988-07-06 -
Episode 14 - Episode 771
Release Date: 1988-07-07 -
Episode 15 - Episode 772
Release Date: 1988-07-08 -
Episode 16 - Episode 773
Release Date: 1988-07-11 -
Episode 17 - Episode 774
Release Date: 1988-07-12 -
Episode 18 - Episode 775
Release Date: 1988-07-13 -
Episode 19 - Episode 776
Release Date: 1988-07-14 -
Episode 20 - Episode 777
Release Date: 1988-07-15 -
Episode 21 - Episode 778
Release Date: 1988-07-18 -
Episode 22 - Episode 779
Release Date: 1988-07-19 -
Episode 23 - Episode 780
Release Date: 1988-07-20 -
Episode 24 - Episode 781
Release Date: 1988-07-21 -
Episode 25 - Episode 782
Release Date: 1988-07-22 -
Episode 26 - Episode 783
Release Date: 1988-07-25 -
Episode 27 - Episode 784
Release Date: 1988-07-26 -
Episode 28 - Episode 785
Release Date: 1988-07-27 -
Episode 29 - Episode 786
Release Date: 1988-07-28 -
Episode 30 - Episode 787
Release Date: 1988-07-29 -
Episode 31 - Episode 788
Release Date: 1988-08-01 -
Episode 32 - Episode 789
Release Date: 1988-08-02 -
Episode 33 - Episode 790
Release Date: 1988-08-03 -
Episode 34 - Episode 791
Release Date: 1988-08-04 -
Episode 35 - Episode 792
Release Date: 1988-08-05 -
Episode 36 - Episode 793
Release Date: 1988-08-08 -
Episode 37 - Episode 794
Release Date: 1988-08-09 -
Episode 38 - Episode 795
Release Date: 1988-08-10 -
Episode 39 - Episode 796
Release Date: 1988-08-11 -
Episode 40 - Episode 797
Release Date: 1988-08-12 -
Episode 41 - Episode 798
Release Date: 1988-08-15 -
Episode 42 - Episode 799
Release Date: 1988-08-16 -
Episode 43 - Episode 800
Release Date: 1988-08-17 -
Episode 44 - Episode 801
Release Date: 1988-08-18 -
Episode 45 - Episode 802
Release Date: 1988-08-19 -
Episode 46 - Episode 803
Release Date: 1988-08-22 -
Episode 47 - Episode 804
Release Date: 1988-08-23 -
Episode 48 - Episode 805
Release Date: 1988-08-24 -
Episode 49 - Episode 806
Release Date: 1988-08-25 -
Episode 50 - Episode 807
Release Date: 1988-08-26 -
Episode 51 - Episode 808
Release Date: 1988-08-29 -
Episode 52 - Episode 809
Release Date: 1988-08-30 -
Episode 53 - Episode 810
Release Date: 1988-08-31 -
Episode 54 - Episode 811
Release Date: 1988-09-01 -
Episode 55 - Episode 812
Release Date: 1988-09-02