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D Eadie wrote:Sent one in. Have fun.

And, of course, thank you so much Damian! I appreciate that you must be incredibly busy, perhaps even more so given recent developments, so for you to set a conundrum for us is really very kind.

I did wonder if Jon was nearby, yes! The station is indeed based at FCOT - I shall drop Jon a message in the next few days. We could have a natter about Jeff and Rachel as well, as neither Ariane nor I have any first hand experience of the new team (or so I gather).

At present, I am hosting a student radio show on Echo 106.8 FM in the Farnborough/Aldershot area of Hampshire, and it's also available online if you're further afield. It's called The Echo Midweek Sandwich and it's on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm, give or take at the start if there is an a...

"The TV Show", the programme that ties into the blog linked to in this thread, is about to start on Channel 4 if anyone is interested. Personally, I miss a little of the interactivity between viewers and host that there used to be - the jokes, the anecdotes. That said, the new format is ce...

I'm sad to say mine (well, Ariane's of course!) is under the bed. Only for safe-keeping, mind. Once I have somewhere safe to display it I will do so, proudly, and without claiming it's mine!

Right, the question I intended to ask about half an hour ago, before becoming utterly engrossed in "dress code"(!): I recall reading somewhere that, along with the new set for the latest series of Countdown, the champions' teapots were also to receive a revamp. Was there any truth in this,...

I'm not sure that it's entirely safe striding into this thread, but nonetheless...! For men, it's quite simple; for younger men just a casual or plain short sleeved shirt with no tie is fine Were I to have the chance to appear on the show again, I'd be very tempted to wear a long-sleeved shirt and n...

I wouldn't worry. I did just about everything else besides!

I never sang during my show, unless I've forgotten this (or blocked it out).

Oooh, I'm surprised I haven't replied to this already!

To the very best of my knowledge, I am the only contestant ever to have read out (part of) their own introduction.

Because they aren't together, so much as combined?

Yep, that's the one. I will say no more and leave the answer concealed within the white text so that anyone who still wants to have a go isn't confronted by the answer as they scroll down.

Great work, guys.

Here's a quickie that you might like - not mine, I should add, but a classic I encountered on the web many years ago:

Which two signs are always found together in libraries?

Good luck.

Phil Reynolds wrote:And the doctored '4' logo at the very beginning.

You know what? I hadn't even noticed that!!

(50-1)*(10-(5-4)-1) uses all of the six numbers.

Sorry Gary!

Bugger me, that was quite a spot!

Edit: was I alone in waiting for John Sergeant to declare himself the ROUNDEST Strictly contestant?

...and no, it's not CUNTFLAPS. (Sorry Kai.) It's this . Circa 1999, Richard and Carol found themselves heavily delayed in reaching Leeds and boredom threatened to ravish the studio audience. Cue Greg Scott in the presenter's chair, Diane Barr the production secretary putting up letters and writing d...

On the other side of the coin, I've seen in professional snooker matches on TV the one where the red (or colour) bounces off the table, rolls along the cushion by which I mean on top of it, and into the pocket. This clip shows perhaps the most famous such incident, with Alan McManus fluking the bro...

Colin Murray is another excellent choice. May I ask Kate, have you found it easier to recruit younger Dictionary Corner guests now that the presentation team as a whole is younger?

Does this mean there is hope for me as well? I'd love to have another go on the show.

I never knew you were from Farnborough, Jon! Do you know of Farnborough College of Technology?

Can anyone think of an amusing two word anagram of New York, USA? Some would say that it sums up the state's population!

If any of the production team still pop in here, then thank you for your excellent work. You've revitalised the show in just the right way whilst resisting the probable temptation to fiddle with any of the stuff that already worked. An excellent job, and Jeff is particularly great!

Was there something edited out there? I recall reading about a couple of edits and everyone seemed very amused at the end of Round 8!

Just found about this from Quizzing.co.uk - terribly sad news, and my condolences to his friends and family. May he rest in peace.

That was at an event called the 'Ansty Music Festival', which is a very overstated title for 30 A-level students crammed into a mate's garage.

Jon O'Neill wrote:More evidence.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=I6TOIjtVAZ0

With the obvious exception of my craptacular wailing over the top, I didn't think Matt (the guitarist) did a bad job at all.

43. ASUREPIMP -> PAUPERISM?

It's on the BBC News as well, now - would I be unreasonably pessimistic to reckon this could well be the end of the show?

PTOMAINES for a niner in Round 11.

I fear I may be risking my life entering this thread! However, I did think of you all this morning whilst watching a repeat of 90's classic 'Take Your Pick' on Challenge. After the television audience were shown the top secret contents of box 13, we cut back to Des who decreed, "okey-doke...&qu...

May I suggest spoiler tags, as you get in a few puzzle/gaming forums, in order to banish the infamous 'spoiler space' to Hull for all eternity? The onset of a forum which allows for rich text formatting makes spoiler space look ugly in the extreme.

Hi everyone, How lovely it is to be typing this message in a proper form on a proper forum without Yahoo! clunkifying the process. I suspect many of you will remember me with varying degrees of fondness from most of the other Countdown discussion sites on the interweb but for those who don't I am Ch...