Richard Whiteley OBE DL 28 December born 1943 – 26 June 2005. Richard Whiteley was an English presenter, and journalist, best known for his twenty-three years as host of the game show Countdown. Countdown and Yorkshire TVs Calendar News. Richard worked on Calender with Austin Mitch-ell and on Countdown with Carol Vorderman. Richard Whiteley was bitten by a ferret on an edition of Calendar in 1977. The animal bit his finger for half a minute before its owner, Brian Plummer, prised it free. The clip is often repeated on programmes showing television out-takes
Countdown was the launch programme for Channel 4 at 4:45 pm on 2 November 1982, and Richard was the first person to be seen on the channel (not counting a programme montage). Despite his intelligence, Whiteley enjoyed projecting the image of an absent-minded eccentric. His trademarks were his jolly, avuncular manner, and fondness for puns.

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