Countdown has delighted TV fans, number crunchers and word fanatics for almost forty years – becoming a firm favourite of game show fanatics and easy viewing lovers.
The show started out life in November 1982 as a mild-mannered words and numbers quiz, hosted by the late Richard Whiteley who sadly passed away in 2005 at the age of 61.
In the years since Richard’s passing, Countdown has seen a number of scandals and controversies rock it’s very foundations – with back-stage fights and spin-off shows causing legal headaches.
