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'''Nigel Rees''' spends a lot of time in men's toilets. Noting down graffiti, obviously.

[[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests|Rees, Nigel]]

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 {{guest|debut_episode=Episode 133|debut_date=2 April 1984|latest_episode=Episode 3125|latest_date=16 November 2001|appearances=184}}
-Having created the {{w|BBC Radio 4}} quiz ''{{w|Quote... Unquote}}'' in 1976, '''Nigel Rees''' was a natural choice to appear in [[Dictionary Corner]] a year or two after ''[[Countdown]]'' began.  He continued to do so for a further seventeen years.
+'''Nigel Rees''' is a guest on ''[[Countdown]]''. He created the {{w|BBC Radio 4}} quiz, ''{{w|Quote... Unquote}}'', in 1976.
 ==External Links==
-*[[wikipedia:Nigel Rees|Nigel Rees's Wikipedia page]]
+*[[wikipedia:Nigel Rees|Nigel Rees' Wikipedia page]]
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Rees, Nigel}}
 [[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests]]

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 {{guest|debut_episode=Episode 133|debut_date=2 April 1984|latest_episode=Episode 3125|latest_date=16 November 2001|appearances=184}}
-Having created the BBC Radio 4 quiz [[Quote ... Unquote]] in 1976, '''Nigel Rees''' was a natural choice to appear in [[Dictionary Corner]] a year or two after [[Countdown]] began.  He continued to do so for a further seventeen years.
+Having created the {{w|BBC Radio 4}} quiz ''{{w|Quote... Unquote}}'' in 1976, '''Nigel Rees''' was a natural choice to appear in [[Dictionary Corner]] a year or two after ''[[Countdown]]'' began.  He continued to do so for a further seventeen years.
 Notably, Rees was chosen as the guest for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] [[Episode 1907|Grand Final]] between [[Allan Saldanha]] and [[Harvey Freeman]], which saw Freeman win the tournament and keep his winning streak alive at 19 games.

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 {{guest|debut_episode=Episode 133|debut_date=2 April 1984|latest_episode=Episode 3125|latest_date=16 November 2001|appearances=184}}
-'''Nigel Rees''' spends a lot of time in men's toilets. Noting down graffiti, obviously. He is also noted as being one of few [[Dictionary Corner]] guests who was nearly beaten up by an irate family member of a contestant after claiming to get a word on a retake that he'd completely missed the first time it was recorded.
+Having created the BBC Radio 4 quiz [[Quote ... Unquote]] in 1976, '''Nigel Rees''' was a natural choice to appear in [[Dictionary Corner]] a year or two after [[Countdown]] began.  He continued to do so for a further seventeen years.
 Notably, Rees was chosen as the guest for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] [[Episode 1907|Grand Final]] between [[Allan Saldanha]] and [[Harvey Freeman]], which saw Freeman win the tournament and keep his winning streak alive at 19 games.

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 Notably, Rees was chosen as the guest for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] [[Episode 1907|Grand Final]] between [[Allan Saldanha]] and [[Harvey Freeman]], which saw Freeman win the tournament and keep his winning streak alive at 19 games.
-==External links==
+==External Links==
 *[[wikipedia:Nigel Rees|Nigel Rees's Wikipedia page]]
-[[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests|Rees, Nigel]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Rees, Nigel}}

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 {{guest|debut_episode=Episode 133|debut_date=2 April 1984|latest_episode=Episode 3125|latest_date=16 November 2001|appearances=184}}
-'''Nigel Rees''' spends a lot of time in men's toilets. Noting down graffiti, obviously. He is also noted as being one of few [[dictionary corner]] guests who was nearly beaten up by an irate family member of a contestant after claiming to get a word on a retake that he'd completely missed the first time it was recorded. Prick.
+'''Nigel Rees''' spends a lot of time in men's toilets. Noting down graffiti, obviously. He is also noted as being one of few [[Dictionary Corner]] guests who was nearly beaten up by an irate family member of a contestant after claiming to get a word on a retake that he'd completely missed the first time it was recorded.
 ==External links==

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	'''Nigel Rees''' spends a lot of time in men's toilets. Noting down graffiti, obviously. He is also noted as being one of few [[dictionary corner]] guests who was nearly beaten up by an irate family member of a contestant after claiming to get a word on a retake that he'd completely missed the first time it was recorded. Prick.		'''Nigel Rees''' spends a lot of time in men's toilets. Noting down graffiti, obviously. He is also noted as being one of few [[dictionary corner]] guests who was nearly beaten up by an irate family member of a contestant after claiming to get a word on a retake that he'd completely missed the first time it was recorded. Prick.
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		+	==External links==
		+	*[[wikipedia:Nigel Rees\|Nigel Rees's Wikipedia page]]

	[[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests\|Rees, Nigel]]		[[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests\|Rees, Nigel]]

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	[[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests\|Rees, Nigel]]		[[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests\|Rees, Nigel]]