
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 3729
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Episode 2 - Episode 3730
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Episode 3 - Episode 3731
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Episode 4 - Episode 3732
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Episode 5 - Episode 3733
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Episode 6 - Episode 3734
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Episode 7 - Episode 3735
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Episode 8 - Episode 3736
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Episode 9 - Episode 3737
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Episode 10 - Episode 3738
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Episode 11 - Episode 3739
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Episode 12 - Episode 3740
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Episode 13 - Episode 3741
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Episode 14 - Episode 3742
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Episode 15 - Episode 3743
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Episode 17 - Episode 3745
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Episode 19 - Episode 3747
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Episode 20 - Episode 3748
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Episode 21 - Episode 3749
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Episode 22 - Episode 3750
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Episode 28 - Episode 3756
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Episode 29 - Episode 3757
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Episode 31 - Episode 3759
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Episode 33 - Episode 3761
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Episode 34 - Episode 3762
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Episode 39 - Episode 3767
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Episode 40 - Episode 3768
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Episode 41 - Episode 3769
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Episode 42 - Episode 3770
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Episode 43 - Episode 3771
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Episode 44 - Episode 3772
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Episode 45 - Episode 3773
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Episode 46 - Episode 3774
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Episode 47 - Episode 3775
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Episode 49 - Episode 3777
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Episode 50 - Episode 3778
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Episode 51 - Episode 3779
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Episode 52 - Episode 3780
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Episode 53 - Episode 3781
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Episode 54 - Episode 3782
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Episode 55 - Episode 3783
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Episode 56 - Episode 3784
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Episode 59 - Episode 3787
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Episode 60 - Episode 3788
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Episode 62 - Episode 3790
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Episode 63 - Episode 3791
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Episode 64 - Episode 3792
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Episode 65 - Episode 3793
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Episode 66 - Episode 3794
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Episode 67 - Episode 3795
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Episode 68 - Episode 3796
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Episode 69 - Episode 3797
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Episode 70 - Episode 3798
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Episode 71 - Episode 3799
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Episode 73 - Episode 3801
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Episode 74 - Episode 3802
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Episode 77 - Episode 3805
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Episode 78 - Episode 3806
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Episode 79 - Episode 3807
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Episode 80 - Episode 3808
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Episode 81 - Episode 3809
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Episode 82 - Episode 3810
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Episode 83 - Episode 3811
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Episode 101 - Episode 3829
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Episode 102 - Episode 3830
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Episode 103 - Episode 3831
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Episode 104 - Episode 3832
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Episode 105 - Episode 3833
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Episode 106 - Episode 3834
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Episode 107 - Episode 3835
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Episode 108 - Episode 3836
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Episode 109 - Episode 3837
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Episode 110 - Episode 3838
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Episode 111 - Episode 3839
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Episode 112 - Series 52, Grand Final
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