
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.
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Episode 1 - Episode 2103
Release Date: 1997-09-29 -
Episode 2 - Episode 2104
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Episode 3 - Episode 2105
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Episode 4 - Episode 2106
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Episode 5 - Episode 2107
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Episode 6 - Episode 2108
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Episode 7 - Episode 2109
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Episode 8 - Episode 2110
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Episode 9 - Episode 2111
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Episode 10 - Episode 2112
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Episode 11 - Episode 2113
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Episode 12 - Episode 2114
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Episode 13 - Episode 2115
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Episode 14 - Episode 2116
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Episode 15 - Episode 2117
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Episode 16 - Episode 2118
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Episode 17 - Episode 2119
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Episode 18 - Episode 2120
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Episode 19 - Episode 2121
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Episode 20 - Episode 2122
Release Date: 1997-10-24 -
Episode 21 - Episode 2123
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Episode 22 - Episode 2124
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Episode 23 - Episode 2125
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Episode 24 - Episode 2126
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Episode 25 - Episode 2127
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Episode 26 - Episode 2128
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Episode 27 - Episode 2129
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Episode 28 - Episode 2130
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Episode 29 - Episode 2131
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Episode 30 - Episode 2132
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Episode 31 - Episode 2133
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Episode 32 - Episode 2134
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Episode 33 - Episode 2135
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Episode 34 - Episode 2136
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Episode 35 - Episode 2137
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Episode 36 - Episode 2138
Release Date: 1997-11-17 -
Episode 37 - Episode 2139
Release Date: 1997-11-18 -
Episode 38 - Episode 2140
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Episode 39 - Episode 2141
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Episode 40 - Episode 2142
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Episode 41 - Episode 2143
Release Date: 1997-11-24 -
Episode 42 - Episode 2144
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Episode 43 - Episode 2145
Release Date: 1997-11-26 -
Episode 44 - Episode 2146
Release Date: 1997-11-27 -
Episode 45 - Episode 2147
Release Date: 1997-11-28 -
Episode 46 - Episode 2148
Release Date: 1997-12-01 -
Episode 47 - Episode 2149
Release Date: 1997-12-02 -
Episode 48 - Episode 2150
Release Date: 1997-12-03 -
Episode 49 - Episode 2151
Release Date: 1997-12-04 -
Episode 50 - Episode 2152
Release Date: 1997-12-05 -
Episode 51 - Episode 2153
Release Date: 1997-12-08 -
Episode 52 - Episode 2154
Release Date: 1997-12-09 -
Episode 53 - Episode 2155
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Episode 54 - Episode 2156
Release Date: 1997-12-11 -
Episode 55 - Episode 2157
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Episode 56 - Episode 2158
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Episode 57 - Episode 2159
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Episode 58 - Episode 2160
Release Date: 1997-12-17 -
Episode 59 - Episode 2161
Release Date: 1997-12-18 -
Episode 60 - Series 37, Grand Final
Release Date: 1997-12-19