Jon Miller (TV presenter) Jon Miller (TV presenter) Jon Miller (born John Miller, 14 July 1921 – 30 July 2008) was a British television presenter who was best known for his appearances on the educational children's television science programme "How" between 1966 and 1981 with Jack Hargreaves, Bunty James and Fred Dinenage. Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1921, Miller was a cousin of classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin. His mother, Edie, was a concert pianist and his father, Jack, established a chain of kiosks and shops in London selling tobacco, sweets and fishing tackle. Miller was brought up in London and on the West Sussex
On the Ball (UK TV programme) show was extended to an hour in 2001, coinciding with ITV's capture of the Premier League highlights package from the BBC which also saw the launch of "The Goal Rush" Saturday afternoon results show and "The Premiership" Saturday evening show. "On the Ball" was discontinued again in 2004 after the BBC regained the rights to the Premier League. On the Ball (UK TV programme) On the Ball is a British ITV Saturday lunchtime television show about football, which ran as part of "World of Sport" in the 1970s and 1980s, and as a stand-alone show from 1998 to 2004. There