Article: Search for new Vorderman begins

Article: Countdown time switch enrages MPs
The Sunday Herald;  September 21, 2003 ;     360 words ......a conundrum for Channel 4 by calling for quiz show Countdown to be moved back...Commons criticising Channel 4's "serious error". Countdown is hosted by Richard...telephone line, Channel 4 said: "We have decided to put Countdown at the helm of...

Article: Conundrum for 'Countdown' as Vorderman quits after 26 years
The Independent - London;  July 26, 2008 ;     562 words ......step down from Countdown, after 26 years as a presenter on the Channel 4 programme. The...ever to appear on Channel 4 when the programme...because she loves Countdown dearly and always...sex symbol among Countdown's male fans. As...copies. Kevin Lygo, Channel 4's director of...first ...

Article: New Countdown fears as C4 tests rival quiz shows; HEYDAY: Vorderman and Whiteley.
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  August 17, 2008 ;     475 words ......Tapper THE future of Countdown was in question...after it emerged Channel 4 has been testing...Deal Or No Deal.' Countdown currently kicks off Channel 4's afternoon schedule...Skinner.. Should Channel 4 axe Countdown? Tell us at www...

Article: WALES: Countdown forced Carol to quit show; Agent speaks out over star's shock decision.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  July 28, 2008 ;     518 words ......told Vorderman: Countdown easily survived...contract with the Channel 4 show runs until...for him to film Countdown. Vorderman, 47...woman to appear on Channel 4. Mr Miles said...woman to appear on Channel 4 when it began...Before joining Countdown, Cambridge graduate...

Article: War of words as Countdown fans turns on Vorderman
Belfast Telegraph;  March 24, 2006 ;     628 words ......a century, but fans of Channel 4's Countdown are insisting that Carol...viewers have complained to Channel 4 and made their disapproval...There is only one host on Countdown and that is Des. The others...When she made her debut on Countdown in 1982 her image was more...number at the Bafta ...

Article: TV boss's threat to pull the plug on countdown ; The future of Channel 4 show Countdown was thrown into doubt when the businessman who owns the rights to the quiz threatened to pull the plug.
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  July 29, 2008 ;     375 words ...The future of Channel 4 show Countdown was thrown into doubt when...for 26 years who started Countdown. "If I am Mr Countdown, she is Mrs Countdown. She is delightful and...the company that makes Countdown. Vorderman, who has worked...broadcasters such as ITV and Channel 4 pay ...

Article: The conundrum of Countdown's success.(Entertainment)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  July 15, 2004 ;     487 words ......millions of viewers tuning into Countdown for more than two decades...new five-year deal with Channel 4. Adam MacDonald, Channel 4's Head of Daytime TV says: '' Countdown continues to be the bedrock of the Channel 4 daytime schedule. The...share of viewing in the channel's daytime ...

Article: The final countdown
Jerusalem Post;  April 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Headline: The final countdown Byline: Lauren Gelfond Edition...He couldn't get anyone at Channel 10 to confirm talk that the...evening, it was clear that the channel was bankrupt and its commitments...As a principal producer for Channel 10, he had just been informed...

Article: tv & radio: FAB 4; Countdown to birth of a channel.(Features)
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  October 28, 2007 ;     565 words ......appeared on the new Channel 4 to host a simple...25 years later, Countdown is still going...woman to appear on Channel 4, got the job...by Des O'Connor. Countdown celebrates the...the early days of Channel 4, programmes didn...your memories of Channel 4 with The Big...and Rik Mayall ...

Article: Countdown future in jeopardy
Yorkshire Post;  July 28, 2008 ;     377 words ...THE future of Channel 4 show Countdown has been thrown into doubt...for 26 years who started Countdown. "If I am Mr Countdown, she is Mrs Countdown. She is delightful and...the company that makes Countdown. Vorderman, who has worked...broadcasters like ITV and Channel 4 pay ...

Article: WE'VE BEEN CONNING ON COUNTDOWN FOR YEARS!(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  February 19, 1999 ;     464 words ......behind hit game show Countdown have admitted they...show ever seen on Channel 4 when the station...previous winners of Countdown - whisper suggestions...has dominated the Channel 4 daytime schedule...another five years. A Channel 4 spokeswoman admitted...wouldn't say it means ...

Article: I'll call time on show over Carol's exit, warns Mr Countdown
Belfast Telegraph;  July 29, 2008 ;     322 words ...The future of Channel 4 show Countdown has been thrown into doubt...for 26 years who started Countdown. "If I am Mr Countdown, she is Mrs Countdown. She is delightful and...the company that makes Countdown. Vorderman, who has worked...broadcasters like ITV and Channel 4 pay ...

Article: COUNTDOWN STAR'S PNEUMONIA BATTLE; TV quiz Whiteley in dash to hospital.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  May 10, 2005 ;     537 words ......revealed last night. The Countdown host, 61, was taken to...Worried bosses on the Channel 4 show have scrapped filming...Television in Leeds, where Countdown is made, sent him a message...back behind the desk at Countdown soon. Pneumonia can leave...of support from friends. Countdown was ...

Article: the countdown rivals; Lynam and Merton in battle to host quiz.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 27, 2005 ;     451 words ......fight to be the new Countdown host. Both will...couple of weeks as Channel 4 looks to replace...would appeal to Countdown's large student...will be made by Channel 4 bosses, along...Vorderman and the Countdown team. The host...23 years, since Countdown became the first show to appear ...