Johnny Ball
Biography: Johnny Ball is an English television personality, a populariser of mathematics and the father of BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoe Ball.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 23, 1938
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
My Last Five Girlfriends
2010-03-19
My Last Five Girlfriends
Overview: Depressed and suicidal, thirtysomething bachelor Duncan determined to find the secret to a healthy, strong relationship, flashes back to his last five relationships (in the last four years) and considers what caused each one to fail. Based on the novel 'Essays in Love' by Alain de Botton.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-19
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The Big Snow of '47
2024-01-01
The Big Snow of '47
Overview: Houses buried under snow. Rivers frozen solid. World War II bombers dropping bread to isolated villages. How did Brits survive the snowiest winter ever recorded - and could it happen again? A host of familiar faces including John Craven, Amanda Barrie, Timothy West and Neil Kinnock share their childhood memories of the icy winter of '47 and explain why it remains unparalleled to this day.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-01
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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022-10-26
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Overview: Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of clips from some of the most treasured programmes ever made and revealing chats with some of TV’s most beloved stars. But Konnie also tells a perhaps more surprising story: of how kids’ TV has frequently been at the forefront of social change, in terms of the stories it tells and the people who get to tell them.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-26
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Immortal? A Horizon Guide to Ageing
2012-07-17
Immortal? A Horizon Guide to Ageing
Overview: Is there any way to slow or even prevent the ravages of time? Veteran presenter Johnny Ball looks back over the 45 years that Horizon, and he, have been on air to find out what science has learned about how and why we grow old. Charting developments from macabre early claims of rejuvenation to the latest cutting-edge breakthroughs, Johnny discovers the sense of a personal mission that drives many scientists and asks whether we are really any closer to achieving the dream of immortality.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-17
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Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010-12-15
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
Overview: From Raymond Baxter live on Tomorrow's World testing a new-fangled bulletproof vest on a nervous inventor to Doctor Who's contemporary spin on the War on Terror, British television and the Great British public have been fascinated with the brave new world offered up by science on TV. Narrated by Robert Webb, this documentary takes a fantastic, incisive and funny voyage through the rich heritage of science TV in the UK, from real science programmes (including The Sky At Night, Horizon, Tomorrow's World, The Ascent of Man) to science-fiction (such as The Quatermass Experiment, Doctor Who, Doomwatch, Blake's 7, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), to find out what it tells us about Britain over the last 60 years.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-15
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It Started with Swap Shop
2006-12-28
It Started with Swap Shop
Overview: Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin, John Craven and Maggie Philbin reunite for a one-off edition of the Saturday morning classic Swap Shop to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-28
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