
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 813
Release Date: 1989-01-02 -
Episode 2 - Episode 814
Release Date: 1989-01-03 -
Episode 3 - Episode 815
Release Date: 1989-01-04 -
Episode 4 - Episode 816
Release Date: 1989-01-05 -
Episode 5 - Episode 817
Release Date: 1989-01-06 -
Episode 6 - Episode 818
Release Date: 1989-01-09 -
Episode 7 - Episode 819
Release Date: 1989-01-10 -
Episode 8 - Episode 820
Release Date: 1989-01-11 -
Episode 9 - Episode 821
Release Date: 1989-01-12 -
Episode 10 - Episode 822
Release Date: 1989-01-13 -
Episode 11 - Episode 823
Release Date: 1989-01-16 -
Episode 12 - Episode 824
Release Date: 1989-01-17 -
Episode 13 - Episode 825
Release Date: 1989-01-18 -
Episode 14 - Episode 826
Release Date: 1989-01-19 -
Episode 15 - Episode 827
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Episode 16 - Episode 828
Release Date: 1989-01-23 -
Episode 17 - Episode 829
Release Date: 1989-01-24 -
Episode 18 - Episode 830
Release Date: 1989-01-25 -
Episode 19 - Episode 831
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Episode 20 - Episode 832
Release Date: 1989-01-27 -
Episode 21 - Episode 833
Release Date: 1989-01-30 -
Episode 22 - Episode 834
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Episode 23 - Episode 835
Release Date: 1989-02-01 -
Episode 24 - Episode 836
Release Date: 1989-02-02 -
Episode 25 - Episode 837
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Episode 26 - Episode 838
Release Date: 1989-02-06 -
Episode 27 - Episode 839
Release Date: 1989-02-07 -
Episode 28 - Episode 840
Release Date: 1989-02-08 -
Episode 29 - Episode 841
Release Date: 1989-02-09 -
Episode 30 - Episode 842
Release Date: 1989-02-10 -
Episode 31 - Episode 843
Release Date: 1989-02-13 -
Episode 32 - Episode 844
Release Date: 1989-02-14 -
Episode 33 - Episode 845
Release Date: 1989-02-15 -
Episode 34 - Episode 846
Release Date: 1989-02-16 -
Episode 35 - Episode 847
Release Date: 1989-02-17 -
Episode 36 - Episode 848
Release Date: 1989-02-20 -
Episode 37 - Episode 849
Release Date: 1989-02-21 -
Episode 38 - Episode 850
Release Date: 1989-02-22 -
Episode 39 - Episode 851
Release Date: 1989-02-23 -
Episode 40 - Episode 852
Release Date: 1989-02-24 -
Episode 41 - Episode 853
Release Date: 1989-02-27 -
Episode 42 - Episode 854
Release Date: 1989-02-28 -
Episode 43 - Episode 855
Release Date: 1989-03-01 -
Episode 44 - Episode 856
Release Date: 1989-03-02 -
Episode 45 - Episode 857
Release Date: 1989-03-03 -
Episode 46 - Episode 858
Release Date: 1989-03-06 -
Episode 47 - Episode 859
Release Date: 1989-03-07 -
Episode 48 - Episode 860
Release Date: 1989-03-08 -
Episode 49 - Episode 861
Release Date: 1989-03-09 -
Episode 50 - Episode 862
Release Date: 1989-03-10 -
Episode 51 - Episode 863
Release Date: 1989-03-13 -
Episode 52 - Episode 864
Release Date: 1989-03-14 -
Episode 53 - Episode 865
Release Date: 1989-03-15 -
Episode 54 - Episode 866
Release Date: 1989-03-16 -
Episode 55 - Episode 867
Release Date: 1989-03-17