BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cllr
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 02:31 PM

yes hats off to tony for maikng it to the final!
cllr and champagne carol

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 22 Dec 06 - 11:57 AM

And I really liked the way he took his defeat too. Good man.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cats
Date: 22 Dec 06 - 11:24 AM

Just watched the nail biting final. Tony was beaten by a young lad but he did really well. Congrats Tony.
Jon & kathy

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cllr
Date: 21 Dec 06 - 06:09 AM

it wsa a bit nail biting. Im looking forward to Friday! Cllr

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cats
Date: 20 Dec 06 - 01:55 PM

Yes Folks - he's made it through to the final on Friday - just.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: GUEST,Cats
Date: 20 Dec 06 - 04:42 AM

Tony is on again tonight and if he wins the semi, will be in the final on Friday. I didn't know either, until Cllr phoned me up and said to put the TV on as Tony was on. He did the folkies proud [and himself] absolutley slaughtering his opponent. Good Luck Tony.... and all for a teapot!

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 05:10 PM

I did'nt think I'd be able to make any claim to fame on this thread, not having been on anything, but now I can, as Richard Digance nearly nicked my pint once...

Naturally, I didnt let him...

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 04:28 PM

6 months later I've heard from Cats that Tony has got through the quarter final! Will be in semi final tomorrow - the final is on Friday.

LF - No Turn Unstoned!

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 02:34 PM

I am basking in the reflected glory of a guy I was actuially in a duo with back in the good old days !! Well done Tony !!

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cllr
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 12:20 PM

thanks for that giok I just missed getting to the tv to watch it ( Well done tony!

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 11:14 AM

Good game, good game, Tony won with the great score of 108 to 92, an excellent match. He will return in due course as an Octochamp.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 19 Jun 06 - 02:54 PM

Thanks for the update Giok!

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 19 Jun 06 - 12:06 PM

Well he returned today and emerged triumphant yet again, only one more day to go, then he has to retire defeated or not.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Mr Red
Date: 30 May 06 - 12:15 PM

I was on Crosswits in 1993

I haven't uncrossed yet

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cllr
Date: 30 May 06 - 08:23 AM

finally managed to get internet access thqnks foor keepingme informed

cllr still in tunisia

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: GUEST,Bill the Collie
Date: 21 May 06 - 02:11 PM

Giok,

Not boasting, making my (first) confession.


Good luck to big Tone but watch out for that wee bast*rd with the funny hair.


BtC

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 19 May 06 - 09:24 AM

Loved the braces (suspenders)!!

RtS

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: GUEST,Mingulay at work
Date: 19 May 06 - 06:45 AM

Kitty, you should get back to work immediately. This continued malingering is having a deleterious effect on the nation's signage. Why, only today I noticed a bad misspelling on a county border marker. I'm sure it should have read "Kent" but it's hard to tell at 95mph on the A20!!

By the way, are you having to drink your pints through a straw?

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 18 May 06 - 01:25 PM

The eedjit gardener was replaced today by Richard Digance.

The winner was pretty impressive on the word rounds but flunked on numbers. Guess whose sickie has been extended.......?

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 May 06 - 10:49 AM

I wouldn't boast about that one Collie my man.
G. ☺

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: GUEST,Bill the Collie
Date: 18 May 06 - 09:35 AM

I haven't been on Countdown, but I was on Radio Clyde.

Once.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cats at Work
Date: 18 May 06 - 08:16 AM

No worries, Kitty. If it's the saffron cake you're worried about, I'll bring one to Grove or Sidders.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 May 06 - 04:36 AM

Me and my mate met Tony Warren, not this one - the bloke wot writ Coronation Street in the Farmers Arms in Swinton one day after we had been a walk on Kinder. Couple of months later Ken Barlow and his son got lost on Kinder. Funny old world init?

What has this got to do with the thread? Well, you never know. May come up as a quiz question...

Cheers

:D (tG)

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 17 May 06 - 01:12 PM

Thank goodness to see the back of that eedjit that's been there for what seems like forever too.
G.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 17 May 06 - 01:10 PM

Sorry Cats, Tony won against an 84 year old Cornishman, who pressed the buzzer too early in the last and hilarious round.

Tony did say that Richard (who'd brought a Cornish saffron cake for Des and Carol's tea)should have won.

Tony won't be appearing tomorrow, because it's the start of the quarter finals, with Richard Digance in the dictionary corner.

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 17 May 06 - 11:23 AM

Well he won again, but really shouldn't have, he was in crap form, and did so by default really. Stll that's the luck of the draw.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: GUEST
Date: 17 May 06 - 09:40 AM

" "Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cats at Work
Date: 12 May 06 - 05:41 AM

All I can offer is having been on Top of The Form [showing my age] and University Challenge. " "

Top of the form good gawd id forgot all about that.
i can still hear the theme music now doo do doo do doo do
fantastic.
mac

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cllr
Date: 16 May 06 - 03:26 PM

please keep post im in tunisa tommorrow so i can only check if I get web access Cllr

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 16 May 06 - 12:36 PM

Once again I was sure he was a goner, and he snuck in, well done that man. I might add that I got the 9 letter word too, and the 8 letter one before, that neither got, but it's so rarely that happens I just had to boast about it.
Go Tony

Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 16 May 06 - 12:05 PM

Yet again he came from behind, to a 5th successive win - he was trailing badly but then scored 18 by using all 9 letters, and finally clinched it in the last countdown by correctly weakening while his opponent had wrongly tried wakening.

Tony also paid tribute to Carol (who is poorly) by saying that the last 9 years since their marriage have been the happiest of his life (sorry Leadfingers, in case you thought it should have been the NTU years!).

Kitty

(my med cert expires tomorrow, so I may be about to lose the plot)

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cats at Work
Date: 16 May 06 - 04:31 AM

I'm really glad Tony is doing so well. We sang at his wedding and he is a really kind ans generous guy. Keep rooting for him.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cllr
Date: 15 May 06 - 06:57 PM

Tony is an old friend of mine and I know there are a few mudcatters around who know him as well, I havnt been able to catch he program the last couple of days and im very gratefull to those who are posting the events. Cllr

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 15 May 06 - 02:25 PM

Yes I thought for sure he was a goner today, a real skin of the teeth job and no mistake!
G.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 15 May 06 - 01:42 PM

No, it would have to be relatively unknown blind ballad singers who have knitted jumpers for the Queen's corgis.

It makes a refreshing change for anyone appearing on national TV to declare folk music as an interest (before classic cars).

Kitty

PS Tony captained himself to a last-round victory today after trailing from the first.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: GUEST,DB
Date: 14 May 06 - 04:54 AM

You couldn't make this thread up, could you?

"Obscure folk personalities who have appeared on TV quiz shows".


What next?

"Relatively unknown blind ballad singers who have knitted jumpers for Prince Charles".

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 13 May 06 - 07:34 AM

No, Les

This is the Tony Warren from whom MCP collected Robb Johnson's song about Billie Holliday.

No Turn Unstoned used to run Saturday night sessions at the Queen's Head,on the A308 in Bray, which Les Sullivan used to sing and play at (and which is how I've ended up singing harmony on his CD(s).

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 13 May 06 - 02:43 AM

Is that the same Tony Warren who wrote Coronation Street?

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 12 May 06 - 11:41 AM

Which it isn't DOH!!
G.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 12 May 06 - 11:39 AM

Are proper nouns allowed Kitty?
G.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 12 May 06 - 11:21 AM

Tony won today as well (despite one numbers cock-up, and not noticing that "DULCIMER" was an option on a letters round).

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cats at Work
Date: 12 May 06 - 05:41 AM

All I can offer is having been on Top of The Form [showing my age] and University Challenge.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Cllr
Date: 11 May 06 - 07:44 PM

My ex girlfriend won the weakest link Cllr

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 11 May 06 - 01:19 PM

In the unlikely event that anyone has videod the Tony Warren stuff I would love a copy !! My old Mum tried to tape it but her video is playing up !!

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 11 May 06 - 12:16 PM

Thanks for info, Kevin.

I've not seen Tony since his wedding do in Somerset. Will try to catch Countdown tomorrow.

Kitty (typing with left hand)

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: melodeonboy
Date: 11 May 06 - 11:40 AM

He won again; so he'll be on tomorrow.

Kevin (who was at home with his arm in plaster until recently, but is now semi-functional, i.e. can play the melodeon - just!)

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 11 May 06 - 11:31 AM

Saw this just too late, bugrit! How did Tony do today?

Kitty

(home with arm in plaster)

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: GUEST
Date: 11 May 06 - 10:52 AM

Tow members of Four 'n' Aft - Steve Dawes and Helen Pitt have both been on Countdown. But about 15 years apart!

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 11 May 06 - 09:47 AM

I was on 15 to 1 once upon a time too.
G

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: GUEST,Sooz (at work)
Date: 11 May 06 - 09:40 AM

Hilary Spencer (Artisan and Quicksilver) was on Fifteen to 0ne a few years ago and Lou Marriot from Booit Straps Folk Club in Sheffield was Countdown champion at about the same time.

Subject: RE: BS: Tony Warren on Countdown(UK)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 11 May 06 - 08:52 AM

Yup we're running short of chunkily built men with beards.
G.