"Jon Miller (TV presenter) Jon Miller (born John Miller, 14 July 1921 – 30 July 2008) was a British television presenter who was best known for his appearances on the educational children's television science programme ""How"" between 1966 and 1981 with Jack Hargreaves, Bunty James and Fred Dinenage. Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1921, Miller was a cousin of classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin. His mother, Edie, was a concert pianist and his father, Jack, established a chain of kiosks and shops in London selling tobacco, sweets and fishing tackle. Miller was brought up in London and on the West Sussex"
"Jack Hargreaves Jack Hargreaves OBE (31 December 1911 – 15 March 1994) was an English television presenter and writer. His enduring interest was to comment without nostalgia or sentimentality on accelerating distortions in relations between the city and the countryside. He is remembered for appearing on ""How"", a children's programme, which he also conceived, about how things worked or ought to work. It ran from 1966 on Southern Television and networked on ITV until the demise of Southern in 1981. Hargreaves is well known as the gentle-voiced presenter of the weekly magazine programme ""Out of Town"", first broadcast in 1960"
"Town"" DVDs, and restore, for publication, from 2018, an archive of ""Out of Town"" footage not seen since broadcast in the 1960s and 70s. Jack Hargreaves Jack Hargreaves OBE (31 December 1911 – 15 March 1994) was an English television presenter and writer. His enduring interest was to comment without nostalgia or sentimentality on accelerating distortions in relations between the city and the countryside. He is remembered for appearing on ""How"", a children's programme, which he also conceived, about how things worked or ought to work. It ran from 1966 on Southern Television and networked on ITV until the demise"
"Sounds of the 60s Sounds of the '60s is a long-running Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 2 that features recordings of popular music made in the 1960s. It was first broadcast on 12 February 1983 and introduced by Keith Fordyce, who had been the first presenter of the TV show ""Ready Steady Go!"" in 1963. From 1990 until February 2017 the presenter was Brian Matthew. In the mid ’80s the format changed and each week the programme was presented by a different artist from the Sixties. Many famous names were involved, including: Alvin Stardust, Eddy Grant, Herb Alpert, Graham"
"that it was soon broadcast to the whole ITV network and given two slots per week. The show was originally presented by Hargreaves alone. He was joined by Fred Dinenage (1966–1981), Jon Miller (1966–1981), Bunty James (1966–1969 and 1970–1976), Dr Tom Gaskell (1969), Jill Graham (1969–1970) and Marian Davies (1977–1981). Occasional stand-ins for Hargreaves included Barry Bucknell. The series came to an end in 1981 when Southern Television lost its ITV franchise, but was revived as ""How 2"" in 1990 by TVS. During the 1980s and 1990s the series was re-run in Ireland on RTÉ's children's strand The Den. How"
"producer for the Northern England region, making variety programmes with comedians such as Benny Hill and Morecambe and Wise, and rose to become senior programme producer for the region by 1962. He also began working as a television host on programmes including ""Come Dancing"" and, in 1960, an innovative early evening regional programme using mobile cameras, ""Lookout"". After going freelance in 1963, he presented the school quiz show ""Top of the Form"" on BBC television from the early 1960s until the mid-1970s. For Yorkshire Television he presented the educational drama series ""How We Used to Live"" in 1969, and created"
"Hargreaves felt the show might work better in an afternoon slot, aimed at making facts fun for children. Thus, at 5.25pm on 25 April 1966, Southern began live transmission of the first programme in the series of ""How"", which would continue in a similar format for the next 15 years. Made in Southern's Southampton studios, it provided answers to questions beginning with the word ""How"". Each episode began with the presenters all raising one hand and saying ""How"" simultaneously (mimicking the stereotypical Native American greeting). Topics commonly covered included science, history, mathematics and simple puzzles. The formula proved so successful"
"children out of their pocket money to finance his many schemes. The first six episodes were subtitled ""Six of the Best"". In 1959 a film was made based on the show, called ""Bottoms Up!"". The series was revived in colour with updated scripts in 1971–72, slightly retitled ""Whacko!"". In all, it ran for a total of 60 episodes, with 47 of black-and-white and 13 colour, of 30 minutes each. There were three special shorts. There was also a radio version, on the Light Programme, 45 episodes of 30 minutes broadcast from May 1961 – July 1963, with Vera Lynn starring"
"also included the regional news magazine ""Day by Day"", presented by Cliff Michelmore, Christopher Peacock, Barry Westwood, Peter Clark, and long-serving weatherman Trevor Baker; ""Out of Town"", a countryside programme introduced by Jack Hargreaves, who would later join Southern Television's board of directors; ""How"", a children's science programme also featuring Hargreaves along with Fred Dinenage, Bunty James (later replaced by Marian Davies) and Jon Miller; ""Freewheelers"", a children's spy series; """" and ""Worzel Gummidge"", starring Jon Pertwee as the eponymous walking scarecrow. Southern Television also produced a programme aimed at the farming community, presented by Mark Jenner, ""Farm Progress"" was"
"John Hamblin John Hamblin (born 1935) is a retired English Australian children's television presenter and television and made-for TV film actor, he has appeared in numerous soap opera's, but is best known for his 29 year stint presenting children's program ""Play School"" from 1970 to 1999. He published a memoir in 2008. Hamblin grew up in Suffolk, England, and did his national service in Cyprus before returning to England to become an actor, with an appearance in cult series ""The Prisoner"" - the episode 'A Change of Mind'. He came to Australia as a Ten Pound Pom in the 1960s"
"was appointed as its first presenter, as ""Elizabeth"". When she married in 1952, and was forced to leave as was then Public Service policy, the position was taken by ""Nan"" (Margaret Dalton). The Children's Session was co-hosted from 1940 by London-born Scot Atholl Fleming, as ""Mac"" or ""Tavish McTavish"". His most durable co-presenters were the painter Albert Collins (""Joe""), then after his death the actor John Ewart, called ""Jimmy"" or ""Little Jimmy Hawkins"". The fourth member of the 'on-air' team was always female, again having an 'on-air' pseudonym. Some, perhaps most, are listed below. The Children's Session opened with the"
"host a regular children's magazine programme called ""Tinker and Taylor"" and on which he would often play the Melodica with the puppet. In the early 1970s he presented a Saturday morning children's programme on HTV called ""Orbit"", which featured an alien puppet called ""Chester"". He later hosted several quiz and game shows on ITV, including ""Three Little Words"" and ""Mr. & Mrs."". He retired in 1982, ran an antique shop in Bath for a time, and then moved to Spain, where he died. Alan Taylor (television presenter) Alan Taylor (1924–1997) was a television presenter, popular in Wales and the West"
"Marcus Turner Marcus William Turner (16 February 1956 – 2 February 2016) was a singer-songwriter and folk musician from New Zealand. He performed at folk festivals in New Zealand, in Australia, and overseas. He was also a presenter in the TVNZ children's television programmes ""Spot On"", ""How's That"" and ""Play School"" (in the latter of which he was also a director). Turner lived on the Otago Peninsula, near Dunedin, New Zealand. He died in early February 2016. Turner was born in Roxburgh, the eldest of three children (the others being a brother, Linus, and a sister, Marcella), and grew up"
"a TV game show called ""Hitman"" and presented ""Children's ITV"" alongside puppet dog Scally. From 1992 to 1996 he co-presented ""Good Morning with Anne and Nick"" on BBC One. In 2006, he was awarded the Baird Medal by the Royal Television Society, Midlands, for lifelong achievement in television. He was also named UK Speaker of the Year in 2010 by the National Association of Speakers Clubs. He is currently a presenter on ""Midlands Today"", the BBC regional television news programme for the West Midlands. A lifelong fan of Luton Town, Owen became the Chairman of the club when the Luton"
"Of The 60s"" passed to Tony Blackburn. However a Brian Matthew show from 2015 was broadcast in the repeat slot on 6 March 2017 with new linking material from Matthew. In 1951, Matthew married Pamela Wickington, with whom he had one child, Christopher, born in 1954. Matthew died of pneumonia on 8 April 2017 in London. Four days before his death, the BBC had reported that he had died, but later corrected this, saying he was critically ill. He is survived by his wife and their son. Brian Matthew Brian Matthew (17 September 1928 – 8 April 2017) was an"
"How 2 How 2 was an informative educational programme produced by TVS between 1990 and 1991, and STV Productions (Scottish Television) from 1992 to 2006. The original show (""How)"" was produced by Southern Television from 1966 up until 1981 when the company lost its franchise to TVS, which was a regular fixture in the ITV schedules. The show began in 1966 as ""How""; a series popular in the 1970s. It was designed to provide answers to questions beginning with the word ""How"". Each episode began with the presenters all raising one hand and saying ""How"" simultaneously (playing on the stereotypical"
"in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1930. He died in that city following heart surgery in 2002. Harry Brown (journalist) Harold Andrew Brown (12 January 1930 – 30 March 2002) was a Canadian radio and television host, who was associated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He was one of the original hosts of ""As It Happens"" from 1968 to 1974, and subsequently became host of ""Metro Morning"" on CBL in Toronto. On CBC Television, he was a cohost of ""Take 30"" and ""Marketplace"". He also hosted ""Speaking Out"", a popular phone-in show on TVOntario during the 1980s. His daughter, Robin Brown,"
"run, feat the original 3 presenters. How 2 How 2 was an informative educational programme produced by TVS between 1990 and 1991, and STV Productions (Scottish Television) from 1992 to 2006. The original show (""How)"" was produced by Southern Television from 1966 up until 1981 when the company lost its franchise to TVS, which was a regular fixture in the ITV schedules. The show began in 1966 as ""How""; a series popular in the 1970s. It was designed to provide answers to questions beginning with the word ""How"". Each episode began with the presenters all raising one hand and saying"
"minor events. Outside Broadcast members held a meeting in April 1958 and Cowgill further detailed his plans taking timing and newer technical facilities into consideration. During the development of the programme, problems arose over the proposed schedule which would result in the programme ending at 4:45pm to allow the recreational programme Children's Hour to broadcast. Paul Fox insisted that the service was broadcast until 5:00pm to ensure a proper results service. Three weeks before the debut of the programme, sports broadcaster Peter Dimmock favoured naming the show ""Out and About!"" with Fox persuading Dimmock to agree on a new name"
"83, at Denville Hall, in Northwood, London, a retirement home often used by those in the entertainment industry. Brian Cant Brian Cant (12 July 1933 – 19 June 2017) was an English actor of stage, television and film, television presenter, voice artist and writer best known for his work in BBC television programmes for children from 1964 onward, most notably ""Play School"". Cant was born in Ipswich and educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys, a state grammar school, since renamed Northgate High School. He trained with Ipswich Town F.C. youth team. He worked as a printer before starting to"
"John Noakes John Noakes (born John W. Bottomley; 6 March 1934 – 28 May 2017) was an English television presenter and personality, best known for co-presenting the BBC children's magazine programme ""Blue Peter"" in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the show's longest-serving presenter, with a tenure that lasted 12 years and 6 months. Noakes was born John Bottomley, in Shelf near Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, to Sallie Hinchcliffe (née Hampson) and Arthur W. Bottomley. He was educated at Rishworth School where he excelled in cross country running and gymnastics. His parents divorced when he was nine and he"
"home"". He was replaced by Kenneth Horne until 1967, followed by David Franklin from 1970 to 1972. A revival ran for one season in the 1990s on BBC Radio 4, hosted by Jeremy Beadle. A version with a rival line-up, produced by commercial station Radio Luxembourg, is not acknowledged by the BBC. Another revival, under the title ""Guess What?"", was hosted by Barry Took for a single series in 1998. A televised version ran from 1960 to 1961, produced by Associated-Rediffusion for ITV and hosted by Peter Jones (who later hosted in 1974). The ""mystery voice"" later became a running"
"Derek Hart Derek Osborne Hart (18 March 1925 – 23 November 1986) was a British actor, journalist and broadcaster best known for his appearances on the BBC's current affairs programme of the 1950s and 1960s, ""Tonight"". Hart was born in Hertfordshire and educated in Bath, Somerset. As an interviewer, Hart's subjects included Lon Chaney Jr and John Wyndham. In 1969 he interviewed Christopher Isherwood for the ""Omnibus"" documentary series. In 1968 he hosted a series of arts programmes, ""Tempo"", in the course of which he interviewed major theatrical figures such as Michael Hordern and Sybil Thorndike. He also narrated documentaries"
"Harry Brown (journalist) Harold Andrew Brown (12 January 1930 – 30 March 2002) was a Canadian radio and television host, who was associated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He was one of the original hosts of ""As It Happens"" from 1968 to 1974, and subsequently became host of ""Metro Morning"" on CBL in Toronto. On CBC Television, he was a cohost of ""Take 30"" and ""Marketplace"". He also hosted ""Speaking Out"", a popular phone-in show on TVOntario during the 1980s. His daughter, Robin Brown, is also a CBC broadcaster, who hosted the sports program ""The Inside Track"". Brown was born"
"Tim Downie Timothy Richard Downie (born 1977) is an English actor and writer. Downie was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Before starting his professional career, he trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He has appeared in the TV series ""Toast of London"" and ""Upstart Crow"", and the films ""Paddington"" and ""The King's Speech"". Downie's first television appearance was when he starred as Street in ""Out of Tune"", a British children's TV sitcom which was shown on CBBC from 1996 to 1998, alongside James Corden and Jane Danson. Downie's work in television includes Hollyoaks 1998 - 2001,BBC Four's ""Micro Men"""
"Brian Matthew Brian Matthew (17 September 1928 – 8 April 2017) was an English broadcaster who worked for the BBC for 63 years from 1954 until 2017. He was the host of ""Saturday Club"", among other programmes, and began presenting ""Sounds of the 60s"" in 1990, often employing the same vocabulary and the same measured delivery he had used in previous decades. In January 2017, after a short break from the programme owing to a minor illness, the BBC announced, against Matthew's wishes, that he would not be returning to the programme and that he would be replaced. He was"
"Johnny Morris Ernest John Morris, OBE (20 June 1916 – 6 May 1999) was a British television presenter. He was known for his children's programmes for the BBC on the topic of zoology, most notably ""Animal Magic"" and for narrating the imported, Canadian-produced ""Tales of the Riverbank"" series of stories about Hammy the Hamster, Roderick the Rat, GP the Guinea Pig, and their assorted animal friends along a riverbank. Morris was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, the son of a postmaster. He learned to play the violin as a child and toured the valleys of South Wales, performing with his"
"but his constant demands for the show to go live and to move from Bristol to London, along with a growing list of complaints to BBC top management, meant that his contract was not renewed. Subsequently Brian Matthew, who had introduced Saturday Club on the BBC Light Programme until 1967, took over as regular presenter. Matthew first presented ""Sounds of the '60s"" on 31 March 1990 and was still doing so until November 2016, more than 26 years after he took over, his place being taken temporarily between September 2006 and February 2007 by former Radio Caroline and BBC Radio"
"five known as ""Watch With Mother"", one of which one was broadcast each weekday. When the broadcasts began, the main BBC transmitters only covered London and the southeast from Alexandra Palace, Birmingham and the Midlands from Sutton Coldfield, and Manchester and the northwest from Winter Hill. She was a TV in-vision announcer from 1955 until 1960, and later worked for BBC Children's Television as presenter of ""For Deaf Children"", 1956. Other TV work was ""Focus"", 1958 to 1960; ""Picture Book"", 1963 to 1965; narrator, ""Andy Pandy"", 1970. From 1955 to about 1958 she was the main presenter of ""Studio E"","
"a teacher. Having become disillusioned with his teaching career, he was inspired to take up comedy full-time after seeing Ken Dodd perform a well-received show in front of 3,500 in Blackpool. He took his stage name from his wife's maiden name, Owen, adding the initial of his mother's, Brown. The advent of Granada TV’s ""The Comedians"" gave him the opportunity to appear on national television which ultimately helped persuade him to become a full-time entertainer. Television opportunities followed, and he made appearances in ""Last of the Summer Wine"" as a library attendant, and on Granada's ""The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social"
"2009, when they separated. They divorced in 2012. Owen is the nephew of the former oldest man in Britain, Reg Dean, who died on 5 January 2013. Nick Owen Nicholas Corbishley Owen (born 1 November 1947) is an English television presenter and newsreader, best known for presenting the breakfast television programme ""TV-am"" and the BBC's local news show ""Midlands Today"" since 1997. He was also the Chairman of Luton Town Football Club between 2008 and 2017. Owen was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, to father Bertie, a headmaster and Dunkirk veteran, and mother Esme (""née"" Burton), a music teacher. He attended"
"news. In 1946 he moved to Cardiff, where he continued to work for the BBC, from 1958 as Head of Programmes in Wales; he was considered as a future Assistant Controller and Controller. He remained in the role until his death in 1965. He wrote for, and presented, the TV series ""Home Town"" (1952). Hywel Davies (broadcaster) Hywel Gethin Davies, OBE (2 February 1919 – 16 October 1965) was a Welsh radio broadcaster, television interviewer and writer. He was born in Llandysul, the son of the Independent minister Ben Davies. As a boy he attended Llandeilo Grammar School, before moving"
"on stand-up comedy; the fourth featured domestic routines (with Diane Hart as Ted Ray's wife and Kenneth Connor as ""that interfering brother-in-law""); the fifth and six—with new writers—concentrated on sketch comedy and were branded 'New Edition' and '1959 Edition' to underline the difference. Ted Ray (comedian) Ted Ray (born Charles Olden; 21 November 1905 – 8 November 1977) was an English comedian of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, on radio and television. His BBC radio show ""Ray's a Laugh"" ran for 12 years. Ray was born Charles Olden in Wigan, Lancashire, England. His parents moved to Liverpool within days of"