Richard Whiteley

Post by **snarl** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:35 pm

This is a bigger loss then Princess Di.

Seriously.

Mother Teresa - 'bothered'. Queen mum - coudnt give a [composite word including 'f*ck']. pope - [composite word including 'f*ck'] the ****.

richard whiteley - a genuinely sad sad day

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:44 pm

the world is suddenly a different place!

Post by **Best First** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:00 pm

End of an era. RIP Dickie.

Post by **Denyer** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:06 pm

What?

****.

edit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Whiteley

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/culturevult ... teley.html

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:26 pm

A surprise, and a sad one at that.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:30 pm

Didnt see that comming at all.

so sad...

Post by **Kaylee** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 5:32 pm

yikes, I'd heard he was ill.

tis a shame.

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:16 pm

Damn. Student life will never be the same without him on countdown.

Jetfire · Post by **Jetfire** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:18 pm

angloconvoy wrote:Damn. Student life will never be the same without him on countdown.

Indeed. I loved countdown through University and while I doss in my summer hols. I'd actually try and get my brain in gear and fail miserably on the words but loved the maths, as I'd get it. Always entertained.

I really liked the guy, bad puns an all. Countdown worked because of its genius in its simplicity and the good nature of the presenters who always appeared to be having fun and enjoying the challenge. Added by the fact they actually had a brain and the program never dummed down for trendy purposes and that’s why it was such a charm to watch.

It really is the end of an era. Countdown couldn't be done without him. First man to present channel 4 and all. It's almost like the TF comic series story. Only meant to last 4 issues and all. Countdown was only meant to last 5 weeks but did 23 years.