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RIP Richard Whiteley
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Sun Jun 26, 2005 4:53 pmby Craig.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4625119.stm This is a sad loss to the world of television. always made countdown somewhat funny to watch.
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:04 pmby Fozzer
Ta for the link, Craig...!
I heard a snippet on the radio news tonight, but it didn't say what he died from....(Pneumonia following heart surgery)...?
Do you remember the comical program with part of the animated character on the audience screen....doing something rather naughty...
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Cheers Mate...!
Paul.
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Sun Jun 26, 2005 6:39 pmby C
Very sad to hear indeed. Weekday afternoons will never be the same again...
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:26 amby commoner
...mmm...Very sad.......I think it was heart surgery following pneumonia Fozz strangely enough. He was slowly recovering from pneumonia and had some infection around his heart which needed surgery a couple of days ago..........things went badly wrong last night and we lost one of our best loved broadcasters........commoner
...fond memories included for me his "fight" with a ferret on TV........so funny that.
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:11 amby ozzy72
I just read this in the news, yup it was pneumonia following heart surgery. I used to love watching Countdown, ah well another piece of my youth bites the dust
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:42 amby Mehdi
My heart just fell when I heard late last night he had died - and I couldn't stop crying! :'(
I LOVE Countdown - it will surely never EVER be the same without him. :(
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:29 pmby Saitek
Stunned me when I saw it on the news this morning. It is a real shame. Only 61.
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:23 pmby Tom.
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:54 pmby 4_Series_Scania
I am rarely home to get the delights of Ms Vorderman.... Yes, thats all I'd watch it for.
Sad loss.
Twice-Nightly Whitely...
Lucky man if he did. ;)
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:06 pmby Joker
Yes is very sad.
Richard is well known for going to Giggleswick School in Yorkshire, I didn't go there my self but most of my good friends did, in fact an ex-girlfriends father used to share a dorm with him!
A very generous, cheerful man that will be sadly missed on and off our TV screens.
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:43 amby commoner
...I'm currently watching the last few recorded programs up to the final of the latest series.......after which it is said, it will all end..........end of an era one might say.......commoner
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:09 amby Craig.
The question would have to now be. Do they continue with the show? Its ratings are not great, and without Richard Whiteley will Carol Vordeman continue to present on the show?
Re: RIP Richard Whiteley
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Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:14 amby Joker
I doubt they will continue, Richard + Carol were the team that made it. It would be Oliver without Hardy, Morecambe without Wise, you get my drift.