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
Beth Stelling Beth Stelling Beth Stelling is a stand-up comedian and writer. She has performed in the Netflix series "The Standups" and currently serves as a writer for the HBO television series, "Crashing". Stelling has released two comedy albums, "Sweet Beth" and "Simply the Beth". Stelling lived in Chicago for five years until 2012, when she re-located to Los Angeles after releasing her first comedy album, "Sweet Beth". She made her television debut on "Conan" in 2014 and in 2016 was named a "Comic to Watch" by "Comic" magazine. In 2015 Stelling reported that she had experienced sexual and physical abuse from