Alex Horne - Revision history

RLSJ1997: Added Taskmaster links to Susie Dent

2025-12-28T15:35:30Z

Added Taskmaster links to Susie Dent

RLSJ1997 at 15:58, 23 February 2025

2025-02-23T15:58:18Z

TobyMcDonald at 14:42, 8 September 2023

2023-09-08T14:42:38Z

TobyMcDonald at 17:15, 9 October 2021

2021-10-09T17:15:33Z

TobyMcDonald at 13:14, 16 September 2021

2021-09-16T13:14:18Z

The Doctor at 16:27, 14 September 2020

2020-09-14T16:27:28Z

RLSJ1997: Added upcoming appearance in the new year and the new decade

2019-12-24T04:09:48Z

Added upcoming appearance in the new year and the new decade

RLSJ1997: Added Upcoming Appearance

2018-08-11T06:10:29Z

Added Upcoming Appearance

RLSJ1997 at 07:54, 20 May 2018

2018-05-20T07:54:07Z

RLSJ1997: Corrected Number of Appearances as well as Standardised Person's Wikipedia Page.

2018-04-19T15:11:58Z

Corrected Number of Appearances as well as Standardised Person's Wikipedia Page.

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 '''Alex Horne''' was a finals qualifier in [[Series 59]] and [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''.
-Known in comedy for creating and co-hosting ''{{w|Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster}}'' and for his band {{w|The Horne Section}}, he first appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' as a [[contestant]] in 2008, winning three episodes. He qualified for the series finals in December as the number seven seed, but was unable to take part due to comedy commitments. He later returned to the show in 2013, this time as a guest in Dictionary Corner, alongside his band. They even once stood in for [[Joe Wilkinson]] who was "away on holiday" in [[Episode Cats25]].
+Known in comedy for his band {{w|The Horne Section}}, he first appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' as a [[contestant]] in 2008, winning three episodes. He qualified for the series finals in December as the number seven seed, but was unable to take part due to comedy commitments. He later returned to the show in 2013, this time as a guest in Dictionary Corner, alongside his band. They even once stood in for [[Joe Wilkinson]] who was "away on holiday" in [[Episode Cats25]].
 His name coincidentally appeared in a letters selection in [[Episode 8453]], to which [[Rachel Riley]] rearranged it as an Easter Egg on-screen.

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	Known in comedy for creating and co-hosting ''{{w\|Taskmaster (TV series)\|Taskmaster}}'' and for his band {{w\|The Horne Section}}, he first appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' as a [[contestant]] in 2008, winning three episodes. He qualified for the series finals in December as the number seven seed, but was unable to take part due to comedy commitments. He later returned to the show in 2013, this time as a guest in Dictionary Corner, alongside his band. They even once stood in for [[Joe Wilkinson]] who was "away on holiday" in [[Episode Cats25]].		Known in comedy for creating and co-hosting ''{{w\|Taskmaster (TV series)\|Taskmaster}}'' and for his band {{w\|The Horne Section}}, he first appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' as a [[contestant]] in 2008, winning three episodes. He qualified for the series finals in December as the number seven seed, but was unable to take part due to comedy commitments. He later returned to the show in 2013, this time as a guest in Dictionary Corner, alongside his band. They even once stood in for [[Joe Wilkinson]] who was "away on holiday" in [[Episode Cats25]].
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		+	His name coincidentally appeared in a letters selection in [[Episode 8453]], to which [[Rachel Riley]] rearranged it as an Easter Egg on-screen.

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==

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-{{guest|debut_episode=Episode Cats9|debut_date=13 September 2013|latest_episode=Episode Cats120|latest_date=9 January 2020|appearances=11}}
+{{guest|debut_episode=Episode Cats9|debut_date=13 September 2013|latest_episode=Episode Cats120|latest_date=9 January 2020}}
 [[Image:AlexHorne.jpg|right|thumb|Alex Horne in [[Series 59]].]]
-'''Alex Horne''' was a finals qualifier in [[Series 59]] and regular [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on '''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'''. Known in comedy for creating and co-hosting ''{{w|Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster}}'' and for his band "{{w|The Horne Section}}", he first appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' as a [[contestant]] in 2008, winning three episodes. He qualified for the series finals in December as the No. 7 seed, but was unable to take part due to comedy commitments. He later returned to the show in 2013, this time as a guest in Dictionary Corner in [[Episode Cats9]], alongside his band "The Horne Section".
+'''Alex Horne''' was a finals qualifier in [[Series 59]] and [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''.
-He also appeared with his band in 10 other episodes over the course of the next seven years, with his most recent appearance being in January 2020. The band even once stood in for [[Joe Wilkinson]] who was "away on holiday" in [[Episode Cats25]].
+Known in comedy for creating and co-hosting ''{{w|Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster}}'' and for his band {{w|The Horne Section}}, he first appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' as a [[contestant]] in 2008, winning three episodes. He qualified for the series finals in December as the number seven seed, but was unable to take part due to comedy commitments. He later returned to the show in 2013, this time as a guest in Dictionary Corner, alongside his band. They even once stood in for [[Joe Wilkinson]] who was "away on holiday" in [[Episode Cats25]].
 ==Episodes==
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 {{ep | 4655 | 27/08/2008 | P |Alex Horne| 88 - 84 |[[Maralyn Bodham]]|Arthur Smith|Susie Dent|122}}
 {{ep | 4656 | 28/08/2008 | P |Alex Horne| 95 - 61 |[[Jonny Clarkson]]|Arthur Smith|Susie Dent|121}}
-{{ep | 4657 | 29/08/2008 | P |Alex Horne| 66 - 80 |[[Tom White]]|Arthur Smith|Susie Dent|132}}
+{{ep | 4657 | 29/08/2008 | P |Alex Horne| 66 - 80 |[[Tom White]]|Arthur Smith|Susie Dent|142}}
 {{episode table end}}
 ==External Links==
-*[[wikipedia:Alex Horne|Alex Horne's Wikipedia page]]
+{{WP}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Horne, Alex}}

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-==See also==
+==External Links==
 *[[wikipedia:Alex Horne|Alex Horne's Wikipedia page]]

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 {{guest|debut_episode=Episode Cats9|debut_date=13 September 2013|latest_episode=Episode Cats120|latest_date=9 January 2020|appearances=11}}
 [[Image:AlexHorne.jpg|right|thumb|Alex Horne in [[Series 59]].]]
-'''Alex Horne''' was a finals qualifier in [[Series 59]] and regular [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on '''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'''. Known in comedy for co-hosting "Taskmaster" and for his band ''The Horne Section'', he first appeared on ''Countdown'' as a contestant in 2008, winning three episodes. He qualified for the series finals in December as the #7 seed, but was unable to take part due to comedy commitments. He later returned to the show in 2013, this time as a guest in Dictionary Corner in [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 2, Episode 5]], alongside his band ''The Horne Section''.
+'''Alex Horne''' was a finals qualifier in [[Series 59]] and regular [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on '''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'''. Known in comedy for creating and co-hosting ''{{w|Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster}}'' and for his band "{{w|The Horne Section}}", he first appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' as a [[contestant]] in 2008, winning three episodes. He qualified for the series finals in December as the No. 7 seed, but was unable to take part due to comedy commitments. He later returned to the show in 2013, this time as a guest in Dictionary Corner in [[Episode Cats9]], alongside his band "The Horne Section".
-He also appeared with his band in eight other episodes over the course of the next five years, with his most recent appearance being in August 2018. The band even once stood in for [[Joe Wilkinson]] who was "away on holiday" in [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 5, Episode 2]].
+He also appeared with his band in 10 other episodes over the course of the next seven years, with his most recent appearance being in January 2020. The band even once stood in for [[Joe Wilkinson]] who was "away on holiday" in [[Episode Cats25]].
 ==Episodes==