Biography:Judith Hann
Judith Hann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1942 Littleover, Derby, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Employer | BBC |
Judith Hann (born 8 September 1942 at Littleover, Derby, England) is a broadcaster and writer specialising in science, food and the environment.
Education
Hann attended the University of Durham, where she edited Palatinate, the university newspaper, for two terms in 1963.[1]
Life and career
Hann presented BBC's Tomorrow's World between 1974 and 1994. She has since made television guest appearances, and also some TV commercials. In 1997, she appeared in a Shredded Wheat advertisement, in which she used her scientific judgement to inform viewers that the product could possibly help keep their hearts healthy. In 2006, she presented Two's A Crowd, a series on BBC Radio 4 that searched for the secrets of human identity.[2] She runs her own media training and presentation skills company.
Personal life
Hann lives on a farm near the small town of Lechlade, in the Cotswolds. She was married to John Exelby, a former executive at BBC News, who died in 2019; they had two sons. She is passionate about herbs and has a very large herb garden, from which she offers courses and has published a book about.[3][4] She is the daughter of former Derby County footballer and trainer Ralph Hann.
Television appearances
- Tomorrow's World (BBC1) presenter (1974–1994) (she was the show's longest-serving presenter)
- The Risk Business (BBC1) - presenter (1980)
- Not with a Bang (ITV) as herself (1990)
- Shooting Stars with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer (BBC2) - Episode #3.7 (1997) as herself.
- Tomorrow's World Live (BBC4) - one-off special (2018) co-presenter
Books
- How Science Works ISBN:0-7513-0832-3 (1991).
- The Food of Love ISBN:1-85225-025-9 (1987).
- Judith Hann's Total Health Plan ISBN:0-552-99242-9 (1984).
- But What About the Children? A Working Parents' Guide to Child Care ISBN:0-370-10441-2 (1976).
- The Family Scientist ISBN:0-354-04361-7 (1979).
- The Perfect Baby? ISBN:0-297-78125-1 (1982).
- Herbs ISBN:1848993439 (2017).
References
- ↑ "Past Editors" (in en-GB). 2015-10-12. https://www.palatinate.org.uk/about-2/the-team/past-editors/.
- ↑ "Two's a Crowd". BBC Radio 4. January 2006. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/twosacrowd/.
- ↑ "Limelight Management". https://www.limelightmanagement.com/client/Judith-Hann.
- ↑ "Judith Hann: Spread the word about herbs". The Telegraph. 11 September 2011. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/plants/8753088/Judith-Hann-Spread-the-word-about-herbs.html.
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