Judith Hann

Judith Hann
Born (1942-09-08) 8 September 1942 (age 82)
Littleover, Derby, United Kingdom
OccupationTelevision presenter
EmployerBBC

Judith Hann (born 8 September 1942) 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.[5]

Television appearances

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

  1. ^ "Past Editors". Palatinate. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Two's a Crowd". BBC Radio 4. January 2006.
  3. ^ "Limelight Management". www.limelightmanagement.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Judith Hann: Spread the word about herbs". The Telegraph. 11 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Judith Hann". Eastleach Village. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2024.


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