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Jack Hargreaves

1911 - 1994

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John Herbert Hargreaves OBE (31 December 1911 – 15 March 1994) was an English television presenter and writer whose enduring interest was to comment without nostalgia or sentimentality on accelerating distortions in relations between the city and the countryside, seeking – in entertaining ways – to question and rebut metropolitan assumptions about its character and function. Hargreaves is remembered for appearing on How, a children's programme which he also conceived, about how things worked or ought to work. It ran from 1966 on Southern Television (of which Hargreaves was a director) and networked on ITV until the demise of Southern in 1981. Hargreaves was the presenter of the weekly magazine programme Out of Town, first broadcast in 1960 following the success of his series Gone Fishing the previous year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Hargreaves is the 149th most popular presenter, the 9,026th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 9,021st in 2019) and the 24th most popular British Presenter.

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Among presenters, Jack Hargreaves ranks 149 out of 143. Before him are Phil Keoghan, Fearne Cotton, Helene Olafsen, Kristen Welker, Scott Vincent, and Penny Smith. After him are Alex Anthony.

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Among people born in 1911, Jack Hargreaves ranks 410. Before him are Gail Patrick, Claire Dodd, Marion Byron, Donald Sangster, Lillian Ngoyi, and Chet Huntley.  Among people deceased in 1994, Jack Hargreaves ranks 371. Before him are Eric Linden, Dennis Morgan, Cleanth Brooks, Dennis Potter, Raich Carter, and Han Xu.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Hargreaves ranks 9,028 out of 8,785. Before him are Amy Lawton (2002), Kiera Gazzard (2001), Katie Laurie (1986), Phil Roper (1992), Odrina Kaze (2000), and Ashley Maynard-Brewer (1999). After him are Amie Thompson (1996), Andrés Aguilar (null), Nikhil Kumar (null), Wang Lili (null), Curtis Thompson (null), and Joanna Hartman (null).

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Among PRESENTERS In United Kingdom

Among presenters born in United Kingdom, Jack Hargreaves ranks 24. Before him are Caroline Flack (1979), Jade Goody (1981), Karl Pilkington (1972), Mark Kermode (1963), Fearne Cotton (1981), and Penny Smith (1958).

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