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| ⚫ | '''''Don't Ask Me''''' |
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| ⚫ | '''''Don't Ask Me''''' is a popular British television science show made by [[ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]] for the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network and ran from 1974 to 1978. It attempted to answer science-based questions and contributors included [[Magnus Pyke]] ([[natural science]]s), [[Rob Buckman]] (medicine), [[David Bellamy]] (biology), [[Miriam Stoppard]] (medicine), and [[Derek Griffiths]]. Those behind the scenes included [[Adam Hart-Davis]], who later became a well-known science presenter in his own right. The theme music was "[[House of the King]]" by the contemporary Dutch [[progressive rock]] band [[Focus (band)|Focus]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/01/readers-recommend-tv-themes-results|title=Readers recommend: TV themes – results|first=Jon|last=Dennis|newspaper=The Guardian|date=1 September 2011|accessdate=25 November 2018}}</ref> |
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The series was rebroadcast for a time on [[TVOntario]]. |
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The theme music was "House of the King" by the contemporary Dutch fusion band [[Focus]], which was also used as the theme music to the [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] [[Saxondale]]. |
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A follow-up called ''Don't Just Sit There'' ran for 19 episodes from 1979 to 1980.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} It was also produced by Yorkshire TV and featured the same panel. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{cite web|url=http://human-nature.com/rmyoung/papers/paper54h.html|title=Science on TV: a Critique|author=Carl Gardner, Robert M. Young|publisher=The Human Nature Review}} |
* {{cite web|url=http://human-nature.com/rmyoung/papers/paper54h.html|title=Science on TV: a Critique|author=Carl Gardner, Robert M. Young|publisher=The Human Nature Review}} |
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[[Category:1970s British television series]] |
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[[Category:1974 British television series debuts]] |
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[[Category:1978 British television series endings]] |
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[[Category:British English-language television shows]] |
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[[Category:Science education television series]] |
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[[Category:Television series by Yorkshire Television]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:11, 6 February 2024
Don't Ask Me is a popular British television science show made by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and ran from 1974 to 1978. It attempted to answer science-based questions and contributors included Magnus Pyke (natural sciences), Rob Buckman (medicine), David Bellamy (biology), Miriam Stoppard (medicine), and Derek Griffiths. Those behind the scenes included Adam Hart-Davis, who later became a well-known science presenter in his own right. The theme music was "House of the King" by the contemporary Dutch progressive rock band Focus.[1]
The series was rebroadcast for a time on TVOntario.
A follow-up called Don't Just Sit There ran for 19 episodes from 1979 to 1980.[citation needed] It was also produced by Yorkshire TV and featured the same panel.
References
[edit]- ^ Dennis, Jon (1 September 2011). "Readers recommend: TV themes – results". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- Don't Ask Me at IMDb
- Carl Gardner, Robert M. Young. "Science on TV: a Critique". The Human Nature Review.
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