| How | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | How 2 (1990–2006) HOW (2020–2022) |
| Genre | Educational |
| Created by | Jack Hargreaves |
| Directed by | George Egan Angus Wright Anthony Howard Chris McMaster |
| Presented by | Fred Dinenage (1966–2022) Bunty James (1966-7, 1970-6) Jon Miller (1966–1981) Jack Hargreaves (1966–1981) Dr. Tom Gaskell (1967-1968) Jill Graham (1967–1969) Marian Davies (1977–1981) Gareth Jones (1990–2006) Carol Vorderman (1990–1997) Siân Lloyd (1997) Gail Porter (1999) Gail McKenna (2000–2006) Vick Hope (2020–2022) Sam Homewood (2020–2022) Frankie Vu (2020–2022) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 17 (original) 15 (How 2) 2 (revival) 34 (total) |
| No. of episodes | 273 (original) 198 (How 2) 20 (revival) 486 (total) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Stephen Wade Kevin Goldstein-Jackson Angus Wright |
| Production locations | Southampton Studios (1966–1981, 1991–1992) Maidstone Studios (1990, 2020) Glasgow Studios (1993–2006) The Bottle Yard Studios (2022) |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Southern Television (1966–1981) Television South (TVS) (1990–1992) STV (1993–2006) Lion TV (2004–2006) Terrific Television (2020–2022)[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV/CITV |
| Release | 22 March 1966 – 19 August 1981 21 September 1990 – 1 September 2006 15 November 2020 – 6 May 2022 |
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How (usually stylised as HOW)[2][3] is a British educational television programme created by Jack Hargreaves. It was produced from 1966 by Southern Television, for which Hargreaves was a presenter and deputy programme controller.[4] It lasted until 1981, when the company lost its franchise to TVS.