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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.

Miriam Stoppard

Actress

David Bellamy

Actor

Magnus Pyke

Actor

Adrienne Posta

Self

Derek Griffiths

Actor

Brian Glover

Actor

Details.

Release Date
April 24, 1974

Status
Returning Series

Seasons
1

Episodes
10

Running Time
30m

Last updated: 2023-11-20

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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.