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Countdown creator Marcel Stellman has died at the age of 96, his family have confirmed. The Belgian-born creator began his career as a producer and international manager at Decca Records before going on to buy the French TV series Des Chiffres et Des Lettres (Numbers and Letters) and remaking it in the UK as Countdown in 1982.   He was also a record producer and lyricist who wrote songs for stars including Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Charles Aznavour, The Shadows and Tony Bennett. In a statem...

Last modified on Mon 3 May 2021 12.15 EDT The musical composer and creator of the hit daytime TV series Countdown, Marcel Stellman, has died at the age of 96. Belgian-born Stellman produced songs for the likes of Cilla Black and Charles Aznavour, and was also known for bringing the French TV series Des Chiffres et Des Lettres (Numbers and Letters) to the UK where it was remade by Yorkshire Television as Countdown in 1982. In the 40s and 50s, Stellman also presented children’s programmes for t...

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Susie Dent: Susie has been a part of Countdown since 1992. (Image: GETTY) READ MORE While talking to The Big Issue, she added: "But by the time I was 16 I think I was a lot more upbeat, quite happy in myself. "Ive always enjoyed my own company, and I think Id got through it all by then." Susie will celebrate 30 years on Countdown next year and has since spoken of how she didnt expect to still be a part of the daytime classic. She gushed: "It is bizarre that I have been on this show for so long....

Following the departure of Nick Hewer, the sixth host of Channel 4's daytime show will be Anne Robinson, who becomes the first woman to fill the role.

Robinson appeared in Countdown’s Dictionary Corner for a week in 1987, when the show was hosted by Richard Whiteley.

Anne Robinson has been unveiled as the first female host of Countdown and said she is excited to work with the show’s two other “formidable women”.

Anne Robinson has been unveiled as the first female host of Countdown and said she is excited to work with the show's two other "formidable women".