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Genre | Game show |
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Based on | Des chiffres et des lettres by Armand Jammot |
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Theme music composer | Alan Hawkshaw |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 90 (Regular) 2 (Masters) 2 (Celebrity) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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Release | 2 November 1982 present | –
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Countdown is a British game show involving word and mathematical tasks that began airing in November 1982. It is broadcast on Channel 4 and is currently presented by Colin Murray, assisted by Rachel Riley with lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be broadcast on Channel 4 and 90 series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 November 1982. With over 8,000 episodes, Countdown is one of Britain's longest-running game shows; the original French version, Des chiffres et des lettres (Numbers & Letters), has been running on French television continuously since 1965. Countdown was produced by Yorkshire Television and was recorded at The Leeds Studios for 27 years, before moving to the Manchester-based Granada Studios in 2009. Following the development of MediaCityUK, Countdown moved again in 2013 to the new purpose-built studios at Dock10 in Greater Manchester.