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
Stelling Minnis Stelling Minnis Stelling Minnis is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district in Kent, England. The village lies to the south of Canterbury, and to the east of the B2068, "Stone Street", the Roman road, which takes traffic between Lympne and Canterbury. Stelling was a village a mile from the Stelling minnis. Stelling was an Old English word for a shelter or cattle fold; stell also being a Germanic word for a farmer of a small number of cattle. A minnis was ancient common pasture land cleared from the wooded upper slopes on the high clay