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Johnny Ball
Johnny Ball (born Graham Thalben Ball; 23 May 1938) is an English television personality, a populariser of mathematics and the father of BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoe Ball. Early life Ball was born in Bristol and attended Kingswood Primary School on the eastern edge of the city.Johnny Ball "Why the Right teacher really does make a difference" Retrieved 7 November 2015 Later in his childhood the family moved to , , where he attended Bolton County Grammar School. He left formal e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eureka! (museum)
Eureka! The National Children's Museum is an interactive educational museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, with a focus on learning through play. It is run as an educational charity and not-for-profit organisation. Eureka! is based on the North American model of children's museums, aimed at families with children aged 0–11 and encourages hands-on inter-generational learning. History The Museum for Children was formally constituted as a registered charity in 1985 by Vivien Duffield who was inspired to create the museum after visiting a children's museum in Boston in the United States. The museum is intended for children aged up to 12 with accompanying adults, and it was established with £9 million funding, £7 million of which came from the Clore and Duffield foundations with the rest from grants and private donations. It is located on former British Rail land next to Halifax railway station. Eureka!'s location was suggested by King Charles III who t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terry And Gaby Show
''The Terry and Gaby Show'' was a British daytime television show broadcast on Five on weekday mornings between June 2003 and April 2004, produced by Chris Evans' company UMTV. It was hosted by Terry Wogan and Gaby Roslin. The opening titles featured Roslin dressed as a movie star driven to the studio in a limo and walking on red carpet to the door. Meanwhile, Wogan, carrying a briefcase, rode an old bicycle across London and parked it outside the back door before quietly entering the building. The show was characterised by its many bloopers and double entendres. History Early episodes Intended to compete head-to-head with ITV1's ''This Morning'', the show was heavily promoted before its launch. The first show featured Jonathan Ross as its main guest. Early episodes were designed to emulate the atmosphere of Wogan's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, like the short lived Wogan's Web in 1998, featuring a butler for Wogan (played by one of the show's producers) serving him alcoholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
