{{short description|English broadcaster}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use British English|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Judith Hann | honorific_suffix = | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1942|09|08}} | birth_place = Littleover, Derby, United Kingdom | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = BBC | occupation = Television presenter | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Judith Hann''' (born 8 September 1942) is a broadcaster and writer specialising in science, food and the environment.
== Early life and education == Hann's father was the former Derby County footballer and trainer Ralph Hann.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eastleach.org/judith-hann/|title=Judith Hann|newspaper=Eastleach Village|date=20 January 2019|access-date=7 February 2024}}</ref>
Hann attended the University of Durham, where she edited ''Palatinate'', the university newspaper, for two terms in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-12 |title=Past Editors |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/about-2/the-team/past-editors/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Palatinate |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Life and career == Hann presented ''Tomorrow's World'' on BBC Television between 1974 and 1994, making her the programme's longest-serving presenter. She has since made television guest appearances, and also some TV commercials. In 1997, she appeared in a Shredded Wheat advertisement, in which she used her scientific judgement to inform viewers that the product could possibly help keep their hearts healthy. In 2006, she presented ''Two's A Crowd'', a series on BBC Radio 4 that searched for the secrets of human identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/twosacrowd/|title=Two's a Crowd|publisher=BBC Radio 4|date=January 2006}}</ref> She runs her own media training and presentation skills company.
== Personal life == Hann lives on a farm near the small town of Lechlade, Gloucestershire, in the Cotswolds. She has written a book and taught courses about herbs, and grows many varieties of them in her garden.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Limelight Management |url=https://www.limelightmanagement.com/client/Judith-Hann |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=www.limelightmanagement.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/plants/8753088/Judith-Hann-Spread-the-word-about-herbs.html|title=Judith Hann: Spread the word about herbs|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=11 September 2011}}</ref>
Hann was married to John Exelby, a former executive at BBC News, who died in November 2019; they had two sons.
== Television appearances == * ''Tomorrow's World'' (BBC1) presenter (1974–1994) (she was the show's longest-serving presenter) * ''The Risk Business'' (BBC1) – presenter (1980) * ''Not with a Bang'' (ITV) as herself (1990) * ''Shooting Stars'' with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer (BBC2) – Episode 3.7 (1997) as herself * ''Tomorrow's World Live'' (BBC4) – one-off special (2018) co-presenter
== Books == :* ''How Science Works'' {{ISBN|0-7513-0832-3}} (1991). :* ''The Food of Love'' {{ISBN|1-85225-025-9}} (1987). :* ''Judith Hann's Total Health Plan'' {{ISBN|0-552-99242-9}} (1984). :* ''But What About the Children? A Working Parents' Guide to Child Care'' {{ISBN|0-370-10441-2}} (1976). :* ''The Family Scientist'' {{ISBN|0-354-04361-7}} (1979). :* ''The Perfect Baby?'' {{ISBN|0-297-78125-1}} (1982). :* ''Herbs'' {{ISBN|1848993439}} (2017).
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== External links == * [http://www.judithhann.co.uk/ Judith Hann website] * {{IMDb name|0360179}} * [https://royalsociety.org/training/communication-media/media/ Royal Society] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120313072925/http://www.davewinslett.com/tbc/speakers-presenters/science-technology/full-details/article/judith-hann.html Agency details]
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