
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 29
Release Date: 1983-04-06 -
Episode 3 - Episode 30
Release Date: 1983-04-07 -
Episode 4 - Episode 31
Release Date: 1983-04-12 -
Episode 5 - Episode 32
Release Date: 1983-04-13 -
Episode 6 - Episode 33
Release Date: 1983-04-14 -
Episode 7 - Episode 34
Release Date: 1983-04-15 -
Episode 8 - Episode 35
Release Date: 1983-04-19 -
Episode 9 - Episode 36
Release Date: 1983-04-20 -
Episode 10 - Episode 37
Release Date: 1983-04-21 -
Episode 11 - Episode 38
Release Date: 1983-04-22 -
Episode 12 - Episode 39
Release Date: 1983-04-26 -
Episode 13 - Episode 40
Release Date: 1983-04-27 -
Episode 14 - Episode 41
Release Date: 1983-04-28 -
Episode 15 - Episode 42
Release Date: 1983-04-29 -
Episode 16 - Episode 43
Release Date: 1983-05-03 -
Episode 17 - Episode 44
Release Date: 1983-05-04 -
Episode 18 - Episode 45
Release Date: 1983-05-05 -
Episode 19 - Episode 46
Release Date: 1983-05-06 -
Episode 20 - Episode 47
Release Date: 1983-05-10 -
Episode 21 - Episode 48
Release Date: 1983-05-11 -
Episode 22 - Episode 49
Release Date: 1983-05-12 -
Episode 23 - Episode 50
Release Date: 1983-05-13 -
Episode 24 - Episode 51
Release Date: 1983-05-17 -
Episode 25 - Episode 52
Release Date: 1983-05-18 -
Episode 26 - Episode 53
Release Date: 1983-05-19 -
Episode 27 - Episode 54
Release Date: 1983-05-20 -
Episode 28 - Episode 55
Release Date: 1983-05-24 -
Episode 29 - Episode 56
Release Date: 1983-05-25 -
Episode 30 - Episode 57
Release Date: 1983-05-26 -
Episode 31 - Episode 58
Release Date: 1983-05-27 -
Episode 32 - Episode 59
Release Date: 1983-05-31 -
Episode 33 - Episode 60
Release Date: 1983-06-01 -
Episode 34 - Episode 61
Release Date: 1983-06-02 -
Episode 35 - Episode 62
Release Date: 1983-06-03 -
Episode 36 - Episode 63
Release Date: 1983-06-07 -
Episode 37 - Episode 64
Release Date: 1983-06-08 -
Episode 38 - Episode 65
Release Date: 1983-06-09 -
Episode 39 - Episode 66
Release Date: 1983-06-10 -
Episode 40 - Episode 67
Release Date: 1983-06-14 -
Episode 41 - Episode 68
Release Date: 1983-06-15 -
Episode 42 - Episode 69
Release Date: 1983-06-16 -
Episode 43 - Episode 70
Release Date: 1983-06-17 -
Episode 44 - Episode 71
Release Date: 1983-06-21 -
Episode 45 - Episode 72
Release Date: 1983-06-22 -
Episode 46 - Episode 73
Release Date: 1983-06-23 -
Episode 47 - Episode 74
Release Date: 1983-06-24 -
Episode 48 - Episode 75
Release Date: 1983-06-27 -
Episode 49 - Episode 76
Release Date: 1983-06-28 -
Episode 50 - Episode 77
Release Date: 1983-06-29 -
Episode 51 - Episode 78
Release Date: 1983-06-30 -
Episode 52 - Episode 79
Release Date: 1983-07-01 -
Episode 53 - Episode 80
Release Date: 1983-07-02