Countdown (game show) television continuously since 1965. "Countdown" was initially recorded at The Leeds Studios for 27 years, before moving to Manchester-based Granada Studios in 2009. Following the development of MediaCityUK, Countdown moved again in 2013 to the new purpose build studios at Dock10, Greater Manchester. The programme was presented by Richard Whiteley for over 20 years, until his sudden death in June 2005. It was then presented by Des Lynam until the end of 2006, Des O'Connor until the end of 2008, and Jeff Stelling until the end of 2011; Nick Hewer has presented the show since 2012. Carol Vorderman, the show's
Jonathan Gould (presenter) Jonathan Gould (presenter) Jonathan Gould (born 1961 in Kenya) is a British television presenter who was the host of the UK baseball show MLB on Five from 1997 until it was cancelled in 2008. In 2010, he presented a similar show on radio for BBC Radio 5 Live. He has been closely associated with charity fundraising events in the UK. In January 2018, while hosting an auction for the President Club in London, he was quoted as welcoming people to "the most un-PC event of the year" by journalists working for the widely respected Financial Times. It was widely reported