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{{quote|"''As the countdown to a brand-new channel ends, a brand-new ''Countdown'' begins.''"|'''Richard Whiteley''''s first words on the ''Countdown'' debut, alluding to the show's precursor ''Calendar Countdown'' (which aired as a brief regional series in 1981).}}
The thinking man's game show, and the face of [[Channel 4]] in Britain, having been the first programme aired on the channel in 1982 and running ever since. Two contestants face off in a series of Letters and Numbers Games, each hoping to score more points than the other. Every round is timed to 30 seconds, with a big clock ticking down behind the contestants. It was a companion to ''[[Fifteen to One]]'' until that show's demise, and nowadays{{when}} is with ''[[Deal or No Deal]]''.
'''''Countdown''''' is based on a [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French|French]] game much more straightforwardly titled ''The Numbers And Letters''.
The rounds are as follows, with the first two repeated several times:
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No relation to the American news show ''[[Countdown with Keith Olbermann]]'', the Australian music show ''Countdown'', or the weekly comic series that was later retitled ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]''.
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* [[Home Game]]: Several, including a DVD version.
* Personnel:
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* [[Think Music]]: As well known in the UK as ''[[Jeopardy!]]'''s is in the USA. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9MytO0O_q0 Have a listen].
* [[Unexpectedly Obscure Answer]]: Some of the words brought up by Dictionary Corner.
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* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes|And Your Reward Is Books]]: The grand prize is a dictionary.
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