 Osman then approached comedian Alexander Armstrong to be the main presenter; the two men had been peers during their university days.Armstrong, who the previous year had been lined up to present Channel 4's "Countdown" only to back out for fear of being pigeonholed as a presenter, agreed to present what was perceived as a lower-profile show, with the presence of Osman helping to convince him.The first series aired on BBC Two between August and October 2009, with the corporation announcing on the day of the final episode's broadcast that it had commissioned a second series.