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Richard Whiteley was the first person to appear on Channel 4 on November 2, 1982. Nobody was to know, of course, that the new face on the channel was still to be there for over 20 years, and that Countdown would be dominating the channel's Top Ten ratings. Richard Whiteley was known for his jackets and his puns, yet he was regarded as a cult figure among a broad section of the population. He appeared in such shows as Hale and Pace, TFI Friday, Shooting Stars, Light Lunch, Mrs. Merton, and much more.
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Born and bred in Yorkshire, Richard Whiteley was obsessed with TV from the moment he saw a BBC outside broadcast van. Richard was the first person to appear on Channel 4 on Tuesday 2nd November 1982, with the words "As the countdown to the launch of a new channel ends, a new Countdown begins". No one could have predicted that Countdown would dominate the channel's top ten ratings for over 20 years. Richard made a record 10,000 or more appearances on British television. He died in 2005.
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- PublisherMagna Large Print Books
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0750517999
- ISBN 13 9780750517997
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages374
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Himoff!: The Memoirs of a TV Matinee Idle
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