How (TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids How |
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| Genre | Educational |
| Created by | Jack Hargreaves |
| Directed by | George Egan Angus Wright Anthony Howard Chris McMaster |
| Presented by | Fred Dinenage Bunty James Jon Miller Jack Hargreaves Jill Graham Marian Davies Tom Gaskell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 18 |
| No. of episodes | 250 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Wade Kevin Goldstein-Jackson Angus Wright |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Southern Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV1 |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | 22 March 1966 – 19 August 1981, 2020-present |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | How 2 (1990–2006) |
How is a British educational television show created by Jack Hargreaves. It was produced from 1966 by Southern Television, for whom Hargreaves was a presenter and deputy programme controller. It lasted until 1981, when the company lost its franchise to TVS.
Transmission guide
- Series 1: 33 editions from 10 November 1966 – 29 June 1967
- Series 2: 27 editions from 28 September 1967 – 27 March 1968
- Series 3: 29 editions from 18 November 1968 – 23 June 1969
- Series 4: 12 editions from 16 January 1970 – 3 April 1970
- Series 5: 7 editions from 9 July 1970 – 20 August 1970
- Series 6: 15 editions from 8 July 1971 – 26 August 1971
- Series 7: 10 editions from 22 June 1972 – 24 August 1972
- Series 8: 10 editions from 24 April 1973 – 26 June 1973
- Series 9: 10 editions from 23 April 1974 – 25 June 1974
- Special: Christmas 1974: 16 December 1974
- Series 10: 7 editions from 8 January 1975 – 19 February 1975
- Series 11: 11 editions 22 April 1975 – 1 July 1975
- Series 12: 13 editions from 31 December 1975 – 24 March 1976
- Series 13: 13 editions from 5 January 1977 – 30 March 1977
- Series 14: 13 editions from 1 March 1978 – 24 May 1978
- Series 15: 13 editions from 3 January 1979 – 28 March 1979
- Series 16: 13 editions from 25 June 1980 – 24 September 1980
- Series 17: 13 editions from 13 May 1981 – 19 August 1981
- Series 18: 10 editions from 15 November – 25 December 2020
Revival
In 1990, the series was revived as How 2 by TVS. Presenter Fred Dinenage made a return with Gareth Jones, Carol Vorderman, Gail McKenna and Sian Lloyd. The show aired on Children's ITV, known as CiTV and it ran for 16 years — until 2006.
In 2019 How 2 was made available on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
Also in 2019, the CITV channel commissioned a further revival of the format. Due for air November 2020, with Fred Dinenage making his third return to the series, alongside a new team of Vick Hope, Sam Homewood and Frankie Vu.
