A community in honour of Richard Whitley.'s Journal (original) (raw)

10:04 am
[drrng]

Just an idea this, but I'd like to make this community a fitting tribute to Mr Whitely, so if you can help by raising awareness, or giving information about the career and life of Richard, I would greatly appreciate it.

All the best,

Drrng.

9:52 am
[drrng]

6:50 pm
[copycatkiller]

Did anyone hear Carol talking about him on the radio today? She was all choked up, it was really sad. :(

8:07 pm
[totnesmartin]

Ferret Man Dies He was always afraid that his obit would have this title: there's a clip that comes up on those outtake shows where a ferret is chewing his finger off, possibly in revenge for an appalling pun.

Will Countdown continue?

So long, Richard Whitely... (hmmm sound like a country song!)

9:45 am
[drrng]

R.I.P Richard Whitely - You're the nicest man whose ever blessed our television screens.

A few facts I borrowed from channel4.com:

"The first programme on Channel 4, Countdown has been appealing to wordsmiths and number-crunchers since 1982.

Since then, the clock music has played over 27,000 times, Carol Vorderman has chosen over 70,000 letters for the contestants, and the word 'conundrum' has featured as the Conundrum on at least one occasion.

Some more Countdown facts:

1. ‘Richard’ is not really Richard Whiteley's first name - it's John.

2. The youngest contestant to appear was 8-year-old James Squire, in 1992, and the oldest contestant was 87 year old Bertha Bourne, in 1994."