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Johnny Ball’s greatest stories – From Ringo Starr to Queen Elizabeth II
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NEW SERIES: Award-winning presenter and Countdown lexicographer Susie Dent discovers life lessons from living legends.
Johnny Ball has been in the entertainment industry for more than 60 years, from his days as a Butlins Redcoat to becoming one of the UK’s most beloved children’s TV presenters. He single-handedly made maths and science exciting for so many, turning educational television into an absolute must-watch.
In this episode of Experience is Everything, Johnny talks to Susie about how he got the gig presenting hit children’s TV show Play School; what happened when he told the Duke of Edinburgh he had a crush on Queen Elizabeth IIl; and how he told The Beatles ‘there’s no money in n roll’.
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