RIP Richard Whiteley

[Sockstuff]

Rip

Richard Whiteley

 

[haarewin]

ohmygod
rest in peace.

 

[MYstIC G]

 

[Zill]

The newspapers were only saying this morning he was making "slow progress".

RIP Richard. I will miss your corny jokes and cheeky laugh

 

[caLLous]

I just saw this, RIP indeed.

 

[JBP|]

RIP Richard :worthy:

 

[Escape]

The first programme to be shown on Channel Four when it launched in November 1982, Countdown outlasted every one of the station's other programmes, bar the news.

The 45-minute show was only meant to have a limited shelf life: 22 years later it is still going strong.

Its genial, punning and bumbling host is believed to have clocked-up more hours on television screens - and more than 10,000 appearances - than anyone else alive, apart from the girl on the test card.

Countdown rocked!

 

[Draylor]

I know he'd been ill for a while, but this was still unexpected. FFS he was only 61

 

[SawTooTH]

Just the countdown to the funeral now.

 

[Nos]

Just the countdown to the funeral now.

Funny.

 

[Brynn]

Sucks

Think they are trying to get terry wogan to replace him

 

[Sharma]

Wow, that was unexpected, didn't even know he was ill in the first place.

Great bloke, sad to see him pass on.

 

[Tilda]

Although his fashion sense was legendary, I couldnt help but smile when he told yet another bad joke.

 

[PLightstar]

http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=707002005


No-Way thats unreal.

RIP Mr Whiteley

 

[eggy]

omg

My thoughts go out.

 

[Mobius]

I heard a few days ago that he was getting better. This sucks, he seemed like a nice guy and Countdown was quite good.

 

[Escape]

You should read the forum before spamming new threads.

 

[mank!]

glen

 

[Tilda]

You should read the forum before spamming new threads.

I'm sorry, I did have a cursory glance... its hardly spamming though is it