In the letters game, contestants were challenged with making the longest word possible from randomly selected letters and in the numbers game, random figures had to be used to calculate a way to equal a certain number. The game show consisted of two main games and one final conundrum game against the buzzer at the end. Opening the show on Channel 4, Richard described it as being, "all about sums and anagrams so why not grab a pencil and paper right now, and I'll give you the rules as we go along." While working for Yorkshire TV, the decision was made to produce a British version of the French numbers and letters game, Des chiffres et des lettres - which also still runs on television today in France. She's playing with you." The birth of Countdown The ferret handler infamously said to Richard after the animal's bite was released: "If she meant business she would have gone right through to the bone. In a clip from 1973, Richard was bitten by a ferret during live television and was filmed in visible pain as attempts were made to loosen the animal's grip. Training as a journalist at ITN for a number of years, he then moved to become one of the leading faces on Yorkshire TV. Richard Whiteley was a true red-blooded Yorkshireman and was adored by the public in his native county.īorn in Bradford on December 28, 1943, the father-of-one excelled at school and landed himself a place at Christ's College, University of Cambridge, to study English in 1962. While a fourth person said: "Mr Yorkshire Television. Someone added: "He was a legend who brought so much to this wonderful quiz back then and made me a fan ever since. I was so sad when I found out that Richard Whiteley was no longer with us."
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He was the face of TV screens, loved Richard Whitley x."Īnother commented: "Being on Countdown was one of the best days of my life.
One person wrote: "He was such a lovely man. Responding to the Tweet, many people left comments or replied to Carol's heart-warming message. The clock stopped too soon and I still miss him". We had 23 cheeky happy laughing years together until he died.
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READ MORE: Holly Willoughby dazzles in gorgeous vintage-style dress as fans praise star for exact same thing Maths brainiac Carol was just 21 years old when she and Yorkshireman Richard went live with Channel 4's first ever programme broadcast on November 2, 1982. The 60-year-old presenter posted a touching message on Twitter where she marked 39 years since the tea-time game show first began. Carol Vorderman has shared a beautiful tribute to her dearly departed Countdown co-presenter Richard Whiteley who died tragically young.
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