Judith Hann

Judith Hann (born 8 September 1942 at Littleover, Derby, England) is a broadcaster and writer specialising in science, food and the environment.

Education
Hann attended the University of Durham, where she edited Palatinate, the university newspaper, for two terms in 1963.

Life and career
Hann presented BBC's Tomorrow's World between 1974 and 1994. 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. She runs her own media training and presentation skills company.

Personal life
Hann lives on a farm near the small town of Lechlade, in the Cotswolds. She was married to John Exelby, a former executive at BBC News, who died in 2019; they had two sons. She is passionate about herbs and has a very large herb garden, from which she offers courses and has published a book about. She is the daughter of former Derby County footballer and trainer Ralph Hann.

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).