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Countdown

British game show

TV seriestelevision seriesQ6657456

Also known as Countdown (game show)

Started: November 2, 1982
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1.live.dbpedia.org/resource/Countdown_(game_show)Retrieved 2020-04-19
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Network: Channel 4
Seasons: 83
Episodes: 7,433
Cast: Susie Dent
, Rachel Riley
, Carol Vorderman
Genre: game show
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Original language: English

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Countdown is a British game show involving word and mathematical tasks that began airing in November 1982. It is broadcast on Channel 4 originally presented by Richard Whiteley and is currently presented by Colin Murray, assisted by Rachel Riley with lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be broadcast on Channel 4, and 93 series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 November 1982. With more than 8,000 episodes, Countdown is one of Britain's longest-running game shows; the original French version, Des chiffres et des lettres, ran on French television almost continuously from 1965 until 2024.

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Based on: Des chiffres et des lettres country of origin: France · creator: Armand Jammot
Website: channel4.com/programmes/countdown
Presenter: Colin Murray(since 2022)
Nick Hewer(2012–2021)
Richard Whiteley(1982–2005)
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1.Stated in BBC News Online“Obituary: Richard Whiteley”news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4102712.stmRetrieved 2020-05-10
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Des Lynam(2005–2006)
Des O'Connor(2007–2008)
Jeff Stelling(2009–2011)
Anne Robinson(2021–2022)
Camera setup: multiple-camera setup
Language: English
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1.Stated in fernsehserien.defernsehserien.de/countdownRetrieved 2020-07-09
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Composer: Alan Hawkshaw

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