Judith Hann

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

Education[]

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Hann was educated at the state girls' school in Derby. She then attended the University of Durham, from which she graduated with a BSc degree in zoology.

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.^[1] 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 garden.^[2] 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)
• (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 (2017).

References[]

External links[]

• Judith Hann website
• Judith Hann at IMDb
• Royal Society
• Agency details

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