Sir Stephen Fry will be in Dictionary Corner for Dr Crawford’s first show, with TV and radio presenter Jenny Powell and radio presenter Vick Hope also appearing as guests over the next three weeks.
Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford will stand in for Rachel Riley on Channel 4’s Countdown while she takes a short break to work on another project, it has been announced.
Oxford University graduate Riley, who has been on the show since January 2009, said: “Countdown viewers are in great hands with Tom, who is a brilliant Mathematician and a lovely guy.
Subsequent presenters included Des Lynam, Des O’Connor and Jeff Stelling, with TV and radio presenter Murray named the permanent host in 2023, following Anne Robinson’s departure.
In the Equations Stripped videos, he simplifies and strips back maths equations “layer by layer so that everyone can understand” them, and also removes most of his clothes.
