Cathy Hytner and Beverley Isherwood were the original guardians of the letters board and were both there from day one. Beverley had left by 1984 leaving Cathy to do the job herself. Cathy left in 1987, and was initially replaced by Karen somebody before Carol took over as a single hostess.
Cathy Hytner and Beverley Isherwood were the original guardians of the letters board and were both there from day one. Beverley had left by 1984 leaving Cathy to do the job herself. Cathy left in 1987, and was initially replaced by Karen somebody before Carol took over as a single hostess.
Karen Loughlin. Her brief spell with the show was probably most notable for the appearance of child genius Allan Saldhana.
None of the people in Countdown were the first perople to be
seen
on Channel 4 (should be a QI general ignorance question). You can see the clip of the launch at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixq28y1Gui8, but I am sure many of you know that already. They showed a short promo before, if you remember, which had a lot of people in it, although the whole fourscore was played over the top, so you won't hear any of them. Saying that someone was the first whoever to be on channel 4 is a bit of a hazy statement. Therefore, for example, Richard Whiteley was the first person to be seen and heard on Channel 4. Sorry to go on, I only wanted to say the Qi thing really.
It's a shame they're unlikely to show the first episode of Countdown again... since it would destroy the myth they've been peddling for years that Carol Vorderman was the first woman on Channel 4.
QUIZ SHOW: Countdown
On: More 4 (14)
Date: Monday 1st October 2007 (starting in 8 days)
Time: 21:00 to 21:30 (30 minutes long)
In celebration of 25 years of Channel 4, an evening of programmes taken from the very first night of Channel 4's life begins with, naturally, the first ever show broadcast on the channel 25 years ago. At 4.45pm, Tuesday, 2 November 1982, Britain's new TV channel launched with Countdown a fast-moving game of letters and numbers, in which contestants race against the clock to pit their wits with vowels, consonants and numbers.
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Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=7646
It's a shame they're unlikely to show the first episode of Countdown again... since it would destroy the myth they've been peddling for years that Carol Vorderman was the first woman on Channel 4.
QUIZ SHOW: Countdown
On: More 4 (14)
Date: Monday 1st October 2007 (starting in 8 days)
Time: 21:00 to 21:30 (30 minutes long)
In celebration of 25 years of Channel 4, an evening of programmes taken from the very first night of Channel 4's life begins with, naturally, the first ever show broadcast on the channel 25 years ago. At 4.45pm, Tuesday, 2 November 1982, Britain's new TV channel launched with Countdown a fast-moving game of letters and numbers, in which contestants race against the clock to pit their wits with vowels, consonants and numbers.
(Subtitles)
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Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=7646
A new promo is airing for a More 4 season celebrating 25 years of Channel 4. Here are some captures plus the trailer.(It's good to see so many memories of the past quarter century, but sadly no 'Isaura, the Slave Girl'*...)
