
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 2 - Episode 1974
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Episode 3 - Episode 1975
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Episode 4 - Episode 1976
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Episode 5 - Episode 1977
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Episode 6 - Episode 1978
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Episode 7 - Episode 1979
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Episode 8 - Episode 1980
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Episode 9 - Episode 1981
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Episode 10 - Episode 1982
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Episode 11 - Episode 1983
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Episode 12 - Episode 1984
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Episode 13 - Episode 1985
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Episode 14 - Episode 1986
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Episode 15 - Episode 1987
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Episode 16 - Episode 1988
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Episode 17 - Episode 1989
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Episode 18 - Episode 1990
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Episode 19 - Episode 1991
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Episode 20 - Episode 1992
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Episode 21 - Episode 1993
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Episode 22 - Episode 1994
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Episode 23 - Episode 1995
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Episode 24 - Episode 1996
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Episode 25 - Episode 1997
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Episode 26 - Episode 1998
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Episode 27 - Episode 1999
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Episode 28 - Episode 2000
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Episode 29 - Episode 2001
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Episode 30 - Episode 2002
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Episode 31 - Episode 2003
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Episode 32 - Episode 2004
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Episode 33 - Episode 2005
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Episode 34 - Episode 2006
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Episode 35 - Episode 2007
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Episode 36 - Episode 2008
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Episode 37 - Episode 2009
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Episode 38 - Episode 2010
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Episode 39 - Episode 2011
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Episode 40 - Episode 2012
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Episode 41 - Episode 2013
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Episode 42 - Episode 2014
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Episode 43 - Episode 2015
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Episode 44 - Episode 2016
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Episode 45 - Episode 2017
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Episode 46 - Episode 2018
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Episode 47 - Episode 2019
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Episode 48 - Episode 2020
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Episode 49 - Episode 2021
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Episode 50 - Episode 2022
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Episode 51 - Episode 2023
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Episode 52 - Episode 2024
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Episode 53 - Episode 2025
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Episode 54 - Episode 2026
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Episode 55 - Episode 2027
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Episode 56 - Episode 2028
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Episode 57 - Episode 2029
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Episode 58 - Episode 2030
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Episode 59 - Episode 2031
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Episode 60 - Episode 2032
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Episode 61 - Episode 2033
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Episode 62 - Episode 2034
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Episode 63 - Episode 2035
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Episode 64 - Episode 2036
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Episode 65 - Series 35, Grand Final
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