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Ball, Johnny (1938-)
 

Film & TV credits


Television credits
 
PLAY SCHOOLBBC2/BBC1presenter (intermittent editions 1968-1987)
CABBAGES AND KINGS (series 1)BBC1 tx 30/6-14/7/1972 (3 edns)cast member, script
CABBAGES AND KINGS (series 2)BBC1 tx 19/4-17/5/1974 (5 edns)cast member, script
STAR TURNBBC1 tx 26/5/1976on-screen participant
STAR TURNBBC1 tx 20/4/1977on-screen participant
STAR TURNBBC1 tx 27/4/1977on-screen participant
STAR TURNBBC1 tx 4/5/1977on-screen participant
STAR TURNBBC1 tx 28/2/1978on-screen participant
THINK OF A NUMBER (series 1)BBC1 tx 12/4-17/5/1978 (6 pts)presenter
STAR TURN CHALLENGEBBC1 tx 1/10/1978on-screen participant
STAR TURNBBC1 tx 27/2/1979on-screen participant
THE DAWSON WATCH: TransportBBC1 tx 2/3/1979cast member
STAR TURNBBC1 tx 13/3/1979on-screen participant
THE DAWSON WATCH: The FamilyBBC1 tx 6/4/1979cast member
THINK OF A NUMBER (series 2)BBC1 tx 12/9-17/10/1979 (6 pts)presenter
JOHNNY BALL GAMESBBC1 tx 4/1/1980presenter
STAR TURNBBC1 tx 28/2/1980on-screen participant
THE GREAT EGG RACE (series 2)BBC2 tx 25/3-20/5/1980presenter
WHAT'S ON WOGAN?BBC1 tx 14/6/1980guest
THINK OF A NUMBER (series 3)BBC1 tx 10/9-15/10/1980 (6 pts)presenter
JOHNNY BALL GAMESBBC1 tx 2/1/1981presenter
MULTI-COLOURED SWAP SHOPBBC1 tx 3/1/1981guest
PEBBLE MILL AT ONEBBC1 tx 5/1/1981interviewee
THINK AGAIN (series 1)BBC1 tx 9/1 - 22/4/1981 (6 pts)presenter
THINK! BACKWARDSBBC1 tx 28/9-2/10/1981 (5 edns)presenter
LARRY GRAYSON'S GENERATION GAMEBBC1 tx 24/10/1981guest
THE ALL STAR RECORD BREAKERSBBC1 tx 27/12/1981cast member
THINK AGAIN (series 2)BBC1 tx 8/1 - 12/2/1982 (6 pts)presenter
ON HOLIDAY WITH JOHNNY BALLBBC1 tx 9 & 10/8/1982 (2 pts)on-screen participant
THINK OF A NUMBER (series 4)BBC1 tx 15/9-20/10/1982 (6 pts)presenter
THE ALL STAR RECORD BREAKERSBBC1 tx 26/12/1982cast member
THINK AGAIN (series 3)BBC1 tx 7/1 - 11/2/1983 (6 pts)presenter
IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN16/2/1983on-screen participant
BREAKFAST TIMEBBC1 tx 28/3/1983guest
THINK! THIS WAYBBC1 tx 28/3-1/4/1983 (5 edns)script, presenter
THINK AGAIN (series 4)BBC1 tx 13/9 - 18/10/1983 (6 pts)presenter
ALADDIN AND THE FORTY THIEVESBBC1 tx 1/1/1984Mr Wu
THINK OF A NUMBER (series 5)BBC1 tx 4/1-8/2/1984 (6 pts)presenter
THINK OF A NUMBER (series 6)BBC1 tx 26/9-31/10/1984 (6 pts)presenter
CRACKERJACKBBC1 tx 30/11/1984guest
JOHNNY BALL'S MATH GAMESBBC1 tx 14/1-18/3/1985 (10 pts)presenter
SECRET OUT!!!8/3-17/5/1985 (10 edns)presenter
THINK AGAIN (series 5)BBC1 tx 10/9 - 15/10/1985 (6 pts)presenter
BLANKETY BLANKBBC1 tx 29/11/1985guest
SPY TRAPBBC1 tx 10/12/1985host
SPY TRAPBBC1 tx 13/12/1985host
SATURDAY SUPERSTOREBBC1 tx 8/3/1986guest
THINK IT.... DO IT!BBC1 tx 11/3/-15/4/1986 (6 edns)presenter
PHILOMENABBC1 tx 14/11/1986-6/2/1987 (11 eps)narrator
SATURDAY SUPERSTOREBBC1 tx 28/3/1987guest
SNOOKER: TAYLOR MADEBBC1 tx 6-10/4/1987 (5 edns)presenter
FUN AND GAMESITV tx 22/7-26/8/1987 (6 edns)presenter
MASTERTEAM 87BBC1 tx 4/11/1987on-screen participant
PLAYDAYSBBC1storyteller 25/10-13/11//1990
PLAYDAYSBBC1 tx 10/9/1991storyteller
HOLIDAY MEMORIESBBC1 tx 9/9/1997on-screen participant
KNOWHOWBBC1 tx 8/3-12/4/1988 (6 edns)presenter
KNOWHOWBBC1 tx 25/10-29/11/1988 (6 edns)presenter
HELP YOUR CHILD WITH MATHSBBC1 tx 16/10-11/12/1988presenter
JOHNNY BALL REVEALS ALL (series 1)ITV tx 14/6-19/7/1989 (6 edns)presenter
EXPO (series 1)BBC1 tx 15/5-12/6/1990presenter
JOHNNY BALL REVEALS ALL (series 2)ITV tx 3/8-14/9/1990 (6 edns)presenter
EXPOBBC1 tx 3/9/1990presenter
A WAY WITH NUMBERSBBC1 tx 18/11/1990-19/5/1991presenter
JOHNNY BALL REVEALS ALL (series 3)ITV tx 18/3-29/4/1992 (7 edns)presenter
JOHNNY BALL REVEALS ALL (series 4)ITV tx 5/7-16/8/1993 (7 edns)presenter
JOHNNY BALL REVEALS ALL (series 3)ITV tx 8/8-1/9/1994 (5 edns)presenter
BOUNCING BACK: THE BEST BITS OF JOHNNY BALLBBC2 tx 4/7-22/8/1996 (8 pts)presenter
CALL MY BLUFFBBC2 tx 1/4/1997guest
CALL MY BLUFFBBC2 tx 19/5/1997guest
THE NATION'S FAVOURITE CHILDREN'S BOOK: Where the Wild Things AreBBC1 tx 22/8/1997presenter
THIS MORNINGITV tx 12/11/1997interviewee
THIS MORNINGITV tx 2/2/1998presenter
NEXT OF KIN: Zoe and Johnny BallBBC1 tx 10/3/1998on-screen participant
THIS MORNINGITV tx 16/3/1998presenter
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THATBBC1 tx 20/7/1998on-screen participant
NOT THE JACK DOCHERTY SHOW Channel 5 tx 21/7/1998guest
EASY MONEYBBC1 tx 20/8/1998guest
MR WYMI: For SaleBBC1 tx 17/12/1998creator
ESTHERBBC2 tx 10/3/2000guest
THE GRIMLEYS: BIONIC BOYITV tx 20/2/2000teacher
THE GRIMLEYS: PON FARRITV tx 27/2/2000teacher
SIMPLY COMPLICATEDBBC tx 8/7/2000judge
SIMPLY COMPLICATEDBBC tx 20/7/2000judge
FAME IN THE FAMILYITV tx 28/8/2000on-screen participant
SIMPLY COMPLICATEDBBC tx 31/8/2000judge
NIGHT FEVER: EIGHTIES SPECIALChannel 5 tx 30/12/2000judge
NIGHT FEVER: NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIALChannel 5 tx 31/12/2000on-screen participant
NIGHT FEVER: VALENTINE'S LOVE-INChannel 5 tx 10/2/2001on-screen participant
NATION'S FAVOURITE CHILDREN'S POEMBBC1 tx 3/10/2001on-screen participant
HOLIDAYBBC1 tx 18/2/2002on-screen participant
4 X 4 REPORTS: Marked for LifeBBC1 tx 13/5/2002reporter
ZOO CHRONICLES Animal Planet, 24/8/2002guest
SWAPHEADSChannel 5 tx 5-30/8/2002 (12 edns)presenter
I LOVE TOYSBBC2 tx 21/12/2002on-screen participant
OPEN HOUSE WITH GLORIA HUNNIFORDChannel 5 tx 29/7/2002interviewee
THE TERRY AND GABY SHOWFive presenter 2/6-29/10/2003 (intermittent)
 
Film credits
 
INBETWEENERS2001lecturer
 
Video credits
 
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT1984script, presenter
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT1985presenter
INTRODUCING THE PRIESTMAN VC SERIES1985script, presenter
SANDERSONS TELEPORTER 21985script, presenter
SUBSTATIONS - THE VITAL LINK IN THE POWER CHAIN1991script, presenter