The last ever episode of Countdown with Richard Whiteley at the helm will air later today. Preceding the 53rd grand final at 2.30pm will be a repeat of YTV documentary Richard Whiteley: A Television ...

John Richard Whiteley OBE DL (28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) was an English presenter, and journalist, best known for his twenty-three years as host of the game show Countdown. Countdown was the ...

Carol Vorderman has said she “can’t get involved” in discussions about the gender pay gap as she was paid three times more than former ‘Countdown’ co-host Richard Whiteley. The maths whizz, who ...