Countdown: The Ultimate Challenge

by Michael Wylie (Author), Damian Eadie (Author), Michael Wylie (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.25

  After over two decades on air, Countdown continues to draw phenomenal daily audiences of more than 2 million devotees. The first face to appear on Channel 4 was Richard Whiteley's and now, coming up for 4,000 episodes later, the show is still appointment t TV at its most addictive. And now this book presents the ultimate challenge! Containing over 4,000 puzzles created by the show's producers Michael Wylie and Damian, there are letters games, numbers games and conundrums galore to play with friends and fellow Countdown enthusiasts against the clock, or just use it to practise and hone your Countdown skills and mental agility.

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.25

  Detailing the programme's fascinating origins, this book reveals the personalities behind the ever-popular Countdown. As well as humorous profiles on the show's core presenters, there are insights into everyone involved with the show: from the production executives to the audience warm up man. Spreading the Word takes the reader behind the scenes on the Countdown set for the very first time. Following a typical day in the Countdown studio, author's (and the show's producers) Michael Wylie and Damian Eadie reveal the studio gaffs and cock-ups that never made it to air. From celebrity tales of their own Countdown experiences, through profiles of the Countdown Gods and Goddesses, to a nationwide tour of Countdown fans as the reader is taken on the road for the programme's auditions, meet all the people involved in making the programme the success it is. Packed full of anecdotes and stories, the experiences of everyone from the famous faces to those that never made it, this is an hilarious vivid and surprisingly honest journey behind the scenes at Countdown. And there's all the factual information you could ever want on the show: the classic games and results, a list of celebrities that have appeared on the show, a list of every contestant, the winners and runners-up. Irreverent in tone, and hilariously funny, Countdown: Spreading the Word is the compelling and mind-bending companion to this classic series and the only book tied to the series to take the reader behind-the-scenes, into the unique world of Countdown.