1
Seasons

10
Episodes

Don't Ask Me (1974)

Name: Don't Ask Me
Released: 1974-04-24

30m

Running Time

1
Seasons

10
Episodes

Plot.

Don't Ask Me was 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, Rob Buckman, David Bellamy, Miriam Stoppard, 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 fusion band Focus. A follow up called Don't Just Sit There ran for 19 episodes from 1979 to 1980. It was also produced for Yorkshire TV and featured the same panel.

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Cast & Crew.

Magnus Pyke

contributor

Derek Griffiths

Presenter

David Bellamy

contributor

Miriam Stoppard

contributor

Adrienne Posta

Self

Bruce Forsyth

Self

Brian Glover

Actor

Details.

Release Date
April 24, 1974

Status
Returning Series

Seasons
1

Episodes
10

Running Time
30m

Last updated: 2025-02-16

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Scripted

Wiki.

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.

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. It was also produced by Yorkshire TV and featured the same panel.