Poster for the movie Don't Ask Me

Don't Ask Me

1974 — Present • 30 minutes

Don't Ask Me was a popular British television science show made by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and ran from 1974 to 1978. It attempted to answer science-based questions and contributors included Magnus Pyke, Rob Buckman, David Bellamy, Miriam Stoppard, and Derek Griffiths. Those behind the scenes included Adam Hart-Davis, who later became a well-known science presenter in his own right. The theme music was "House of the King" by the contemporary Dutch fusion band Focus. A follow up called Don't Just Sit There ran for 19 episodes from 1979 to 1980. It was also produced for Yorkshire TV and featured the same panel.

Picture of Magnus Pyke

Magnus Pyke

contributor

Picture of Derek Griffiths

Derek Griffiths

Presenter

Picture of David Bellamy

David Bellamy

contributor

Picture of Miriam Stoppard

Miriam Stoppard

contributor