
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 1458
Release Date: 1994-01-03 -
Episode 2 - Episode 1459
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Episode 3 - Episode 1460
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Episode 4 - Episode 1461
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Episode 5 - Episode 1462
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Episode 6 - Episode 1463
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Episode 7 - Episode 1464
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Episode 8 - Episode 1465
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Episode 9 - Episode 1466
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Episode 10 - Episode 1467
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Episode 11 - Episode 1468
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Episode 12 - Episode 1469
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Episode 13 - Episode 1470
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Episode 14 - Episode 1471
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Episode 15 - Episode 1472
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Episode 16 - Episode 1473
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Episode 17 - Episode 1474
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Episode 18 - Episode 1475
Release Date: 1994-01-26 -
Episode 19 - Episode 1476
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Episode 20 - Episode 1477
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Episode 21 - Episode 1478
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Episode 22 - Episode 1479
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Episode 23 - Episode 1480
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Episode 24 - Episode 1481
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Episode 25 - Episode 1482
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Episode 26 - Episode 1483
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Episode 27 - Episode 1484
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Episode 28 - Episode 1485
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Episode 29 - Episode 1486
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Episode 30 - Episode 1487
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Episode 31 - Episode 1488
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Episode 32 - Episode 1489
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Episode 33 - Episode 1490
Release Date: 1994-02-16 -
Episode 34 - Episode 1491
Release Date: 1994-02-17 -
Episode 35 - Episode 1492
Release Date: 1994-02-18 -
Episode 36 - Episode 1493
Release Date: 1994-02-21 -
Episode 37 - Episode 1494
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Episode 38 - Episode 1495
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Episode 39 - Episode 1496
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Episode 40 - Episode 1497
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Episode 41 - Episode 1498
Release Date: 1994-02-28 -
Episode 42 - Episode 1499
Release Date: 1994-03-01 -
Episode 43 - Episode 1500
Release Date: 1994-03-02 -
Episode 44 - Episode 1501
Release Date: 1994-03-03 -
Episode 45 - Episode 1502
Release Date: 1994-03-04 -
Episode 46 - Episode 1503
Release Date: 1994-03-07 -
Episode 47 - Episode 1504
Release Date: 1994-03-08 -
Episode 48 - Episode 1505
Release Date: 1994-03-09 -
Episode 49 - Episode 1506
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Episode 50 - Episode 1507
Release Date: 1994-03-11 -
Episode 51 - Episode 1508
Release Date: 1994-03-14 -
Episode 52 - Episode 1509
Release Date: 1994-03-15 -
Episode 53 - Episode 1510
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Episode 54 - Episode 1511
Release Date: 1994-03-17 -
Episode 55 - Episode 1512
Release Date: 1994-03-18 -
Episode 56 - Episode 1513
Release Date: 1994-03-21 -
Episode 57 - Episode 1514
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Episode 58 - Episode 1515
Release Date: 1994-03-23 -
Episode 59 - Episode 1516
Release Date: 1994-03-24 -
Episode 60 - Episode 1517
Release Date: 1994-03-25 -
Episode 61 - Episode 1518
Release Date: 1994-03-28 -
Episode 62 - Episode 1519
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Episode 63 - Episode 1520
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Episode 64 - Episode 1521
Release Date: 1994-03-31 -
Episode 65 - Series 27, Grand Final
Release Date: 1994-04-01