| The History
of How2
How2 is a children's television shown on
ITV in the UK and to English Speaking countries all over the world. The
format of the show is simple, and revolves around one idea, answer questions
that start with the word how, such as: How does a plane fly? How
did carrots help win a war? and How do you get an egg in a matchbox?
But How2 is a revival af a hit children's show called HOW, which
first appeared way back in 1966.
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Originally devised
by one of the show's presenters Jack Hargreaves, as a show for adults to
watch when they returned form the pub, full of facts that would settle
arguments and tricks that could be done on a bar-top or pub table. The
show was hosted by Jack along with Fred Dinenage, Bunty James, and Jon
Miller.
The formula of the show was ideally suited to a children's
programme, so How moved from it's late night slot on Southern
Television to an afternoon slot in children's hour broadcast
right across the ITV network.
Made in Southampton at the studios of Southern Television, the show was
hugely popular and and so was granted two slots a week. Towards the end
of it's run Bunty's place was taken by ex Ladybirds vocalist Marion Davies.
The original series of How came to a premature end in 1982 when Southern
lost their ITV franchise. One of the most successful British children's
programmes of all time vanished from our screens for 8 years. |
