Connections is presented by which British broadcaster and historian?
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Connections (TV series) Connections is a 10-episode documentary television series and 1978 book ("Connections", based on the series) created, written, and presented by science historian James Burke. The series was produced and directed by Mick Jackson of the BBC Science and Features Department and first aired in 1978 (UK) and 1979 (USA). It took an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention, and demonstrated how various discoveries, scientific achievements, and historical world events were built from one another successively in an interconnected way to bring about particular aspects of modern technology. The series was noted for Burke's crisp and enthusiastic presentation (and dry humour), historical re-enactments, and intricate working models.
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James Burke (science historian) James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer, who is known, among other things, for his documentary television series "Connections" (1978), and for its more philosophically oriented companion series, "The Day the Universe Changed" (1985), which is about the history of science and technology. "The Washington Post" called him "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world".
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Global Connections Global Connections is a charitable organisation acting as a UK network of mission agencies, churches, colleges and support agencies involved in evangelism around the world. Amongst the several hundred organisations and churches that are members of the Global Connections network are many of the most prominent christhan faith based organisations as well as many major organisations involved in relief and development.
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A Granny's Guide to the Modern World A Granny's Guide to the Modern World is a three-episode British television series shown on Channel 4 in August 2016. It is presented by Barry Humphries. It follows several elderly male and female investigative reporters as they tackle issues regarding 21st century life in a lighthearted manner.
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Alex Langlands Alex Langlands is a British archaeologist and historian, also known for his work as a presenter of the educational documentary series on British television.
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Jamie Owen Jamie Owen (born 1967) is a Welsh journalist, broadcaster, writer and BBC Wales Today presenter. He joined BBC Radio in 1996 and has presented BBC Wales Today since 1994. He has presented other TV and radio programmes and has published several books.
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Reel History of Britain Reel History of Britain is a 20 part series presented by Melvyn Bragg about the history of modern Britain through the eyes of people who were there. It was first broadcast on BBC Two, from 5–30 September 2011. The programme is a social history documentary charting the course of the twentieth century through archive film, plus interviews and recollections of key events that have taken place in the last one-hundred years since the advent of moving film.
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Richard Dimbleby Frederick Richard Dimbleby, CBE (25 May 1913 – 22 December 1965) was an English journalist and broadcaster, who became the BBC’s first war correspondent, and then its leading TV news commentator.
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Secret History (TV series) Secret History is a long-running British television documentary series. Shown on Channel 4, the "Secret History" brandname is still used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can still be found on US cable channels without the branding. It can be seen as Channel 4's answer to the BBC's "Timewatch". The series returned to Channel 4 on 10 November 2013 after a nine-year break.
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David Allan (broadcaster) David Allan (born 7 August 1940, in Bury, Lancashire) is an English broadcaster and journalist, best known for his work as a television continuity announcer and radio presenter.
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A. J. P. Taylor Alan John Percivale Taylor (25 March 1906 – 7 September 1990) was an English historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to millions through his television lectures. His combination of academic rigour and popular appeal led the historian Richard Overy to describe him as "the Macaulay of our age".
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David Johnston (newsreader) David Johnston (born 4 December 1941) is a retired British Australian television news presenter.
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Your Life in Their Hands Your Life in Their Hands is a long-running BBC TV documentary series on the subject of surgery, examining surgical practice from the point of view of both surgeons and patients. Its first run lasted from 1958 to 1964 and was presented by Dr. Charles Fletcher. An early 1970s revival (the first in colour) was presented by Jonathan Miller, and another revival, lasting from 1979 to 1987, was presented by Robert Winston. The series was revived again in the early 2000s and was still running as of 2005.
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Ralph Murray Sir Francis Ralph Hay Murray {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (3 March 1908 – 11 September 1983), was a British journalist, radio broadcaster and diplomat.
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Chris Needs Christopher Needs, MBE (born 12 March 1954) is a radio broadcaster, working with BBC Radio Wales.
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On This Day in History On This Day In History was a feature on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK between 1988 and 1993. It was devised by the programme's presenter at the time, Simon Mayo.
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Nicholas Crane Nicholas Crane (born 6 May 1954) is an English geographer, explorer, writer and broadcaster. Since 2004 he has written and presented four notable television series for BBC Two: "Coast", "Great British Journeys", "Map Man" and "Town".
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John Crosse (announcer) John Crosse (born c. 1939) is a British former radio DJ, presenter and continuity announcer, famed for being one of the voices of the Yorkshire Television region of Independent Television for nearly 30 years.
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Britain's Best Buildings Britain's Best Buildings is a BBC documentary series in which the TV presenter and architectural historian Dan Cruickshank discusses his selection of the finest examples of British architecture. It was first broadcast on BBC Two from 2 to 23 November 2002, and returns on BBC Four from 5 May to 2 June 2004.
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Martyn Lewis Sir Martyn John Dudley Lewis, CBE (born 7 April 1945) is a Welsh television news presenter and journalist. He was a presenter for various BBC News programmes between 1986 and 1999 and was known for his involvement in the coverage of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. He is also active in the charity sector and is currently the chairman of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.
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Great British Railway Journeys Great British Railway Journeys is a BBC documentary series presented by Michael Portillo. It premiered in 2010 on BBC Two, and has returned each year for a total of eight series.
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Richard Dimbleby Lecture The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (also known as the Dimbleby Lecture) was founded in memory of Richard Dimbleby, the BBC broadcaster. It has been delivered by an influential business or political figure almost every year since 1972 (with gaps in 1981, 1991, 1993 and 2008).