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Richard Whiteley

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Born: December 28, 1943 in Bradford, England, Uk

Biography

John Richard Whiteley OBE DL (28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) was an English presenter, and journalist, best known for his twenty-three years as host of the game show Countdown. Countdown was the launch program for Channel 4 at 4:45 pm on 2 November 1982, and Whiteley was the first person to be seen on the channel (not counting a program montage). Despite his intelligence, Whiteley enjoyed projec...

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Film

2 Titles
The Brighton Bomb
FILM
The Brighton Bomb2004
A Bronte Christmas
FILM
A Bronte Christmas1980

Series

12 Titles
Top Gear
7.6
SERIES
Top Gear2002–
Have I Got News for You
7.2
SERIES
Have I Got News for You1990–
The Paul O'Grady Show
5.1
SERIES
The Paul O'Grady Show2004–
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
6.2
SERIES
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway2002–
Shooting Stars
7.7
SERIES
Shooting Stars1993–
The Terry and Gaby Show
7.0
SERIES
The Terry and Gaby Show2003–
It's Only TV But I Like It
6.5
SERIES
It's Only TV But I Like It1999–
Noel's House Party
7.4
SERIES
Noel's House Party1991–
Countdown
6.0
SERIES
Countdown1982–
The Keith Barret Show
7.3
SERIES
The Keith Barret Show2004–
Calendar Countdown
SERIES
Calendar Countdown1982–
Calendar
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Calendar1968–
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