Himoff!: The Memoirs of a TV Matinee Idle

Himoff!: The Memoirs of a TV Matinee Idle

by RichardWhiteley (Author)

Synopsis

'A face like a cartoonist's suicide note' A.A. Gill, Sunday Times Richard Whiteley 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". Nobody was to know, of course, that the new face on the channel was still to be there 17 years later, and that Countdown would be dominating the channels Top Ten ratings. Richard Whiteley is known for his jackets and his puns - opinion is divided as to which is worse. However he is regarded as a cult figure among a broad section of society. He has appeared in such shows as Hale and Pace, TFI Friday, Shooting Stars, Light Lunch, Mrs Merton, Fantasy Football, received a 'Gotcha' from Noel Edmonds and is constantly on the receiving end of Terry Wogan's gentle mockery. He most recently appeared on McCoist and MacAuley and 'The Greatest Rory Ever Told', as himself and as Carol Vordeman. He was the hit of the Edinburgh Fringe this year with his one man show...'If you like Alan Partridge you'll love Richard Whiteley. Singing along with the Countdown theme and pretending to be the Countdown clock was a stroke of brilliance.' Independent

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 230
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Orion
Published: 19 Oct 2000

ISBN 10: 0752838458
ISBN 13: 9780752838458
Book Overview: Countdown consistently in the top ten Channel Four programmes with audience figures reaching 3.25m Richard Whiteley has a huge cult following His Edinburgh show was a instant sell out hit Serial/promotion

Author Bio
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.