Autographs of Richard Whiteley
John Richard Whiteley OBE DL (28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) was an English presenter, and journalist, best known for his twenty-three years as host of the game show Countdown. Countdown was the launch programme for Channel 4 at 4:45 pm on 2 November 1982, and Whiteley was the first person to be seen on the channel (not counting a programme montage). Despite his intelligence, Whiteley enjoyed projecting the image of an absent-minded eccentric. His trademarks were his jolly, avuncular manner, fondness for puns, and his bold, sometimes garish wardrobe. More about Richard Whiteley
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John Richard Whiteley was born 28 December 1943 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, the first child of Thomas (1912–1992) and Margaret (née Bentley) Whiteley (1918–2001); he had a younger sister, Helen, who died in March 1998 aged 49 of cancer. Whiteley spent his childhood in Baildon: his family owned a long-established textile mill, Thomas Whiteley and Co of Eccleshill, which went out of business in the 1960s. At 13, he won a scholarship to Giggleswick School, Yorkshire, where his English teacher was Russell Harty. He later became a governor of the school. From 1962, he read English at Christ's College, Cambridge. Read even more about Richard Whiteley at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Richard Whiteley
The most expensive item with a signature of Richard Whiteley (RICHARD WHITELEY / CAROL VORDERMAN - COUNTDOWN - EXCELLENT SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH) was sold in July 2018 for £20.00 while the cheapest item (RICHARD WHITELEY SIGNED H/B. 1ST ED. 2000. COUNTDOWN HOST & MAYOR OF WETWANG.) found a new owner for £0.70 in June 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2020 with an average selling price of £7.72 for an autographed item of Richard Whiteley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2024 with £19.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.70 was June 2020. In average, an autographed item from Richard Whiteley is worth £5.95.
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| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | *Signed KATHRYN APANOWICZ 'Richard by Kathryn: The Life of Richard Whiteley' | £8.00 | |
| Countdown Puzzle Book: No. 1 - SIGNED by Richard Whiteley & Carol Vorderman | £8.99 | |
| HIMOFF! by RICHARD WHITELEY - signed by the author (SB984) COUNTDOWN | £19.99 | |
| Richard - The Life of Richard Whiteley. By Kathryn Apanowicz. Signed Copy. H/bk. | £5.95 | |
| Richard Whiteley Hand Signed Book 'Him Off' H/B Copy | £4.99 | |
| Richard Whiteley HIMOFF! Memoirs of a TV Matinee Idle HB, SIGNED by Richard | £8.46 | |
| Richard Whiteley Himoff! Memoirs Of A TV Matinee Idol SIGNED H/B ( Countdown ) | £7.99 | |
| RICHARD WHITELEY SIGNED H/B. 1ST ED. 2000. COUNTDOWN HOST & MAYOR OF WETWANG. | £0.70 | |
| Signed Himoff! The Memoirs Of A TV Matinee Idle By Richard Whiteley HB 311715 | £6.99 | |
| SIGNED Life of Richard Whiteley, Yorkshire TV Legend (Richard by Kathryn) 1st Ed | £4.95 | |