Matthew Parris
From Countdown
| Matthew Parris | |
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| Guest | |
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| First appearance | 18 June 1998 |
| Last appearance | 18 June 1998 |
| Appearances | 1 |
| Episodes with Matthew Parris | |
Matthew Parris is a guest on Countdown. He was a former Conservative MP turned journalist.
In 1999, Parris caused a stir in the media when he revealed that Countdown's lexicographer and Dictionary Corner guest do not find all of their given words on their own as is presumed by most viewers but receive help via an earpiece from two other staff members backstage instead. [1]
