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2003

The Terry and Gaby Show

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2002

About a Boy

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2001

Richard & Judy

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1992

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1988

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1982

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1996

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First Name

Richard

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Whiteley

Full Name at Birth

John Richard Whiteley

Age

61 (age at death)

Date of Birth

28 December, 1943

Birthplace

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Date of Death

26 June, 2005

Location of Death

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Cause of Death

(complications from heart surgery following pneumonia)

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Countdown

Biography

John Richard Whiteley, OBE DL (28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005), usually known as Richard Whiteley, was an English broadcaster and journalist. He was famous for his twenty-three years as host of Countdown, a letters and numbers arrangement game show broadcast most weekdays on Channel 4. An edition of Countdown was the launch programme for Channel 4 at 4:45 pm on 2 November 1982, and Whiteley was the first person to be seen on the channel, discounting a programme montage. Despite being a highly intelligent man, he enjoyed projecting an image of an absent-minded eccentric. His trademarks were his jolly, avuncular manner; his fondness for excruciatingly bad puns; and bold wardrobe, particularly jackets and ties.