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[[File:Andrew Alden.png|thumb|200px|right|Andrew Alden, who was part of the team that brought [[Channel 4]] to life, in [[Series 77]].]]
 
'''Andrew Alden''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 47]] and [[Series 77|77]].
 
'''Andrew Alden''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 47]] and [[Series 77|77]].
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Alden is a retired engineer, and was part of the team responsible for getting [[Channel 4]] (and thus ''[[Countdown]]'') transmitted onto British TV screens for the first time on 2 November 1982.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:10, 17 January 2024

Andrew Alden, who was part of the team that brought Channel 4 to life, in Series 77.

Andrew Alden was a contestant in Series 47 and 77.

Alden is a retired engineer, and was part of the team responsible for getting Channel 4 (and thus Countdown) transmitted onto British TV screens for the first time on 2 November 1982.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3225 5/04/2002 P Peter Coutts 82 – 79 Andrew Alden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Tania Styles 121
6629 24/07/2017 P John Cowen 97 – 74 Andrew Alden Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 125