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Think of a Number

19785 Seasons30m episodes7.7

Family, Kids

TMDB7.7

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Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Family
Origin: GB

About

A light-hearted exploration of maths and science, presented by Johnny Ball.

Where to watch

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

Details

Writing: Johnny Ball
Status: Ended
First aired: Apr 12, 1978
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC Bristol Productions

Time to finish

15 hrs

30 episodes. About 3 weeks at an hour a night.

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SERIES

Think of a Number

19785 Seasons30m episodes7.7

Family, Kids

TMDB7.7

Votes3

Your rating

Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Family
Origin: GB

About

A light-hearted exploration of maths and science, presented by Johnny Ball.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

Episodes

0 of 0 watched

E1 · Airs Apr 12, 1978 · 30m
Episode 1
Johnny Ball, with the help of a studio audience, will show some mind-stretching models, blistering ballistics, lightning calculations and some shocking ways to store your energy - and let it go.
E2 · Airs Apr 19, 1978 · 30m
Episode 2
This week Johnny discovers why hands are so handy, how to make sense of your senses, automate an automaton and how bionic a bionic man can be. Meanwhile - Think of a Number - How many times can you take 3 from 24 ?
E3 · Airs Apr 26, 1978 · 30m
Materials
This week Johnny looks at family trees, works out how to get rid of a boomerang, puts nylon in an endless spin and turns a fossil back into a dinosaur with the aid of an element that never forgets. Meanwhile - Think of a Number - a half is a third of it - what's the number ?
E4 · Airs May 3, 1978 · 30m
Water
Lots of giggles and quite a few gurgles as Johnny explores water from H to O. Meanwhile - Think of a Number. At a quick guess, which set of numbers has the larger total ?
E5 · Airs May 10, 1978 · 30m
The Shape of Wealth
This week Johnny discovers some dicey things about dice and a number over a thousand miles long; also something heavy about gold and cutting about diamonds. Meanwhile - Think of a Number. By using two minus and one plus signs make this all add up! 123456789 = 10
E6 · Airs May 17, 1978 · 30m
Episode 6
This time Johnny considers why the Earth is in a flat spin; talks about what makes tocks tick and how to gain on the swings and roundabouts. So meanwhile - Think of a Number - Divide 50 by a half and add three. What's the answer ?

Details

Writing: Johnny Ball
Status: Ended
First aired: Apr 12, 1978
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC Bristol Productions

Time to finish

15 hrs

30 episodes. About 3 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

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