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Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia (Jun 05) |
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Subject: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: s&r Date: 26 Jun 05 - 06:31 PM Here |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Liz the Squeak Date: 26 Jun 05 - 06:39 PM Big shock.... He was the first face seen on Channel 4 when it opened, with his show 'Countdown'. LTS |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Lanfranc Date: 26 Jun 05 - 06:44 PM Sad news. He'd been ill with pneumonia and then had heart surgery. A man with a pun for every occasion, but also remembered as a good journalist with an eye for a story on YTV's Calendar. I blame the ferret! Alan |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: s6k Date: 26 Jun 05 - 09:14 PM i saw this just now. its really sad. the man was a legend - with his really bad, yet somehow REALLY funny puns, and dedication to his job. i am going to miss seeing him on Countdown, he always made me chuckle. a great person |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Brakn Date: 26 Jun 05 - 09:16 PM Sad news. Will be missed. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Nigel Parsons Date: 26 Jun 05 - 10:03 PM A gentleman & a scholar! An oft used phrase, but in this case it was appropriate. RIP Nigel |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Dave Hanson Date: 27 Jun 05 - 12:14 AM RIP Richard Whiteley, Lord Mayor of Wetwang. eric |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: GUEST,padgett Date: 27 Jun 05 - 05:02 AM part of my Television History in Yorkshire via Calendar and Countdown Will be missed by many millions of people ps Need a Yorkshire man to follow him! The style is most certainly like cricket commentators, which i felt he would have liked to have taken up had he lived I dont think it needs a clever comedian to succeed him!! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Scooby Doo Date: 27 Jun 05 - 05:05 AM I was only reading about him yesterday and how he had a heart operation.I don't think it has sunk in yet that such a loving fellah has gone. R.I.P Richard. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Skipper Jack Date: 27 Jun 05 - 08:32 AM Countdown without Richard will never be the same. He will be a hard act to follow. We shall miss him sorely. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Roger the Skiffler Date: 27 Jun 05 - 11:20 AM As we're within a few months of each other in age, a particular shock, if they keep the prog on they should move it back to 4.15 teabreak time. even we pensioners are busy at 3.45. RtS |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: GUEST,Paranoid Android Date: 27 Jun 05 - 12:15 PM |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: GUEST,Paranoid Android Date: 27 Jun 05 - 12:19 PM My favourite presenter and favourite TV show. Hopefully, the show won't be "dropped". Any nominations for a successor to Richard's throne? Isn't it about time Carol got to sit down? |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Firecat Date: 27 Jun 05 - 12:54 PM Rest in peace Richard. A good Yorkshire lad. I don't think he can be replaced. He was Countdown. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: John MacKenzie Date: 27 Jun 05 - 02:13 PM Still in shock really, I can't believe it, especially as he was younger then me. An unusual man for a journalist, he had no pretensions, and a normal sized ego which is unusual in any TV personality. He will be sorely missed in this house. RIP Richard Giok |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: GUEST Date: 27 Jun 05 - 04:47 PM |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: GUEST,Fiddlin' Sid Date: 27 Jun 05 - 04:54 PM Some years ago Eric,a friend of mine and member of Wath Morris performed a solo morris jig on a yorkshire tv programme presented by Richard Whiteley. I think the story was that for some time a particularcouple had been unable to concieve until the day Eric danced a fertility jig for them and lo & behold - a baby on the way !Eric was nervous about his tv performance , but was put at ease and blown away by the kindness shown to him and his family and friends by Mr. Whiteley. A Yorkshire institution - rest in peace. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Mrs.Duck Date: 27 Jun 05 - 04:55 PM Very sad news. I don't think Countdown could continue without him. He was a genuinely nice man. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Linda Kelly Date: 27 Jun 05 - 05:45 PM No more twice nightly Sleep Tightly -Whitely. A pome by me. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Gray D Date: 27 Jun 05 - 07:41 PM The"Twice Nightly Whiteley" tag was misinterpreted as having a sexual connotation, I can't think why. God bless him for coming back with the rejoinder that it was more like "Once yearly . . . nearly". Nice pome, Linda Kelly. Gray D |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Geoff the Duck Date: 28 Jun 05 - 05:51 AM Fiddlin Sid - I remember Eric Pressley being on telly for getting a couple pregnant with his bladder. I would not have recalled that it was Richard Whiteley who interviewed him. Richard will be missed, as will his jackets and ties. Quack! Geoff the Duck. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia From: Tam the man Date: 29 Jun 05 - 01:24 PM So sad that he's dead, I will miss his corny jokes that only he could tell and his puns and his sense of fashion. Tom |
Subject: RE: Obit: Richard Whiteley dies of pneumonia (Jun 05) From: fogie Date: 30 Jun 05 - 05:44 AM Dont know if you heard I'm sorry I havent a clue- I got aroused while watching countdown- its only 7 letters! |
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