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Judith Hann (born 8 September 1942 at
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,
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, England) is a broadcaster and writer specialising in science, food and the environment.


Education

Hann was educated at the state girls' school Parkfields Cedars Grammar School in
Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...
. She then attended the
University of Durham Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charte ...
, from which she graduated with a
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degree in
zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...
.


Life and career

Hann presented
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Tomorrow's World ''Tomorrow's World'' is a former British television series about contemporary developments in science and technology. First transmitted on 7 July 1965 on BBC1, it ran for 38 years until it was cancelled at the beginning of 2003. The ''Tomorro ...
'' between 1974 and 1994. She has since made television guest appearances, and also some
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s. 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 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
that searched for the secrets of human identity. She runs her own media training and presentation skills company.


Personal life

Hann lives on a farm near the small town of
Lechlade Lechlade () is a town at the southern edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, south of Birmingham and west of London. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is navigable, although there is a right of navigation that contin ...
, in the
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. She was married to John Exelby, a former executive at
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, who died in 2019; they had two sons. She is passionate about
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s and has a very large garden. She is the daughter of former
Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...
footballer and trainer Ralph Hann.


Television appearances

* ''
Tomorrow's World ''Tomorrow's World'' is a former British television series about contemporary developments in science and technology. First transmitted on 7 July 1965 on BBC1, it ran for 38 years until it was cancelled at the beginning of 2003. The ''Tomorro ...
'' (BBC1) presenter (1974–1994) (she was the show's longest-serving presenter) * '' The Risk Business'' (BBC1) - presenter (1980) * ''
Not with a Bang ''Not with a Bang'' was a short-lived British television sitcom produced by LWT for ITV in 1990. It ran for seven episodes, each 30 minutes long. The show was a dark science fiction comedy, focusing on the end of the human race on Earth. The ...
'' (ITV) as herself (1990) * '' Shooting Stars'' with
Vic Reeves James Roderick Moir (born 24 January 1959), better known by his stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, artist, surrealist, musician, actor and television presenter, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer as Reeves & Mortimer. ...
and
Bob Mortimer Robert Renwick Mortimer (born 23 May 1959) is an English comedian, podcast presenter and actor. He is known for his work with Vic Reeves as part of their Vic and Bob comedy double act, and more recently the '' Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing ...
(BBC2) - Episode #3.7 (1997) as herself. * '' Tomorrow's World Live'' (BBC4) - one-off special (2018) co-presenter


Books

:* ''How Science Works'' (1991). :* ''The Food of Love'' (1987). :* ''Judith Hann's Total Health Plan'' (1984). :* ''But What About the Children? A Working Parents' Guide to Child Care'' (1976). :* ''The Family Scientist'' (1979). :* ''The Perfect Baby?'' (1982). :* ''Herbs'' (2017).


References


External links


Judith Hann website
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Royal Society


1942 births Living people Alumni of St Aidan's College, Durham English television presenters People from Littleover People from Lechlade {{UK-tv-bio-stub