Susie Dent, according to Richard Osman , is the longest-running host on a British TV show, based on the number of episodes recorded – and it’s seriously impressive. The Countdown star has been a fixture on the Channel 4 programme, which is one of the longest-running British gameshows, since 1992. And in those three decades, she’s recorded over 2000 episodes, House of Games star Richard has claimed.
Speaking on his The Rest Is Entertainment podcast with Marina Hyde, the Thursday Murder Club author explained: ‘I recently made the argument, which I stick by, that Susie Dent is the longest-running host in British television history. ‘People often say it’s Magnus Magnusson or Sue Barker , but it’s Susie Dent in terms of the amount of shows she’s done.’ The Pointless star, who also often appears on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, went on: ‘And with Pointless, they always said I did 2000 episodes, and I say, well if I’m a co-host on that, Susie does the same job, so she’s the longest-running host on British television.
’ Countdown, which first began in 1982, boasts more than 8,000 episodes, and was originally presented by Richard Whiteley , and also saw Lord Alan Sugar’s former right-hand man Nick Hewer take on the role between 2012 to 2021, with Colin Murray now fronting the show after taking over from Anne Robinson . Carol Vorderman stood in the co-presenter role for 26 years between 1982 and 2008, with Rachel Riley joining in 2009. Over the 32 years in.