User:CountdownCrispy/List of Dictionary Corner celebrity guests on Countdown
This is a list of Dictionary Corner celebrity guests on the British game show Countdown. Along with a lexicographer, Dictionary Corner houses a celebrity guest, sometimes called the "Dictionary Dweller", who contributes words and also provides a short interlude at the end of the first section of the show.
This list is alphabetically ordered by surname, and includes information on all appearances made by a celebrity in Dictionary Corner: on regular daily editions of Countdown; on special editions produced to be aired at short notice, for example if scheduled sport coverage finishes early; on the short prime-time spin-off series "Celebrity Countdown"; and on the one-off programme "Countdown at Christmas".
Dictionary Dweller | Appearances | ||||||
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Name | Primary occupation | Date of debut | Debut series | Most recent series | Total | ||
A | |||||||
Kaye Adams | Television presenter | 2006-07-24 | 55 | 55 | 5 | ||
Vijay Amritraj | Tennis player | 1999-11-19 | 41 | 41 | 6 | ||
Kathryn Apanowicz | Actress | 2001-04-24 | 44 | 53 | 28 | ||
Michael Aspel | Journalist and television presenter | 2004-02-09 | 51 | 53 | 14 | ||
Ron Atkinson | Footballer and manager | 2006-05-29 | 55 | 55 | 5 | ||
Pam Ayres | Poet | 2002-12-09 | 48 | 55 | 25 | ||
Rosalind Ayres | Actress | 1991-09-27 | 22 | 31 | 26 | ||
B | |||||||
Colin Baker | Actor | 1998-10-07 | 39 | 39 | 6 | ||
Joan Bakewell | Journalist and television presenter | 2000-01-19 | 42 | 49 | 33 | ||
Peter Baldwin | Actor | 2002-12-02 | 48 | 53 | 25 | ||
Clare Balding | Sports presenter | 2003-06-19 | 49 | 54 | 9 | ||
Thelma Barlow | 48 | 48 | 5 | ||||
Carol Barnes | 40 | 45 | 23 | ||||
Keith Barron | 41 | 55 | 71 | ||||
Jeremy Beadle | 51 | 54 | 15 | ||||
Bob Bevan | 48 | 53 | 15 | ||||
Simon Biagi | 43 | 44 | 12 | ||||
Don Black | 41 | 47 | 16 | ||||
Lionel Blair | 41 | 53 | 26 | ||||
Henry Blofeld | 46 | 54 | 25 | ||||
Jennie Bond | 49 | 53 | 20 | ||||
Jo Brand | 38 | 54 | 36 | ||||
Gyles Brandreth | 2 | 52 | 279 | ||||
Fern Britton | 43 | 43 | 6 | ||||
Tim Brooke-Taylor | 47 | 48 | 10 | ||||
Ken Bruce | 8 | 54 | 49 | ||||
Paul Burrell | 54 | 54 | 5 | ||||
Jason Byrne | 50 | 50 | 5 |
References
- Countdown: Spreading The Word, (Granada Media, 2001), p. 119 - 131.
- The Countdown Page list of Dictionary Dwellers - URL accessed 2006-11-06.