Nov 02, 2007 10:56
The Prime Minister says: "I want to congratulate Countdown on reaching 25 years on air. It's done more than any other programme to make counting and spelling fun and popular and is really good exercise for the mind."
He also discloses that he could have done with the help of the programme's number cruncher Carol Vorderman when he was Chancellor.
"I wish she could have helped on some of my budgets when I was Chancellor - I might have got the sums right more often!"