How (TV series) How (TV series) How was a British educational television show created by Jack Hargreaves. It was produced from 1966 by Southern Television, for whom Hargreaves was a presenter and deputy programme controller. It lasted until 1981, when the company lost its franchise to TVS. "How" was originally devised by Hargreaves for an audience of adults returning from the pub. Its aim would be to give facts and demonstrations that could settle arguments or be used as pub tricks. A one-off pilot was broadcast at 11.15pm on 22 March 1966, to viewers in the Southern Television area only. Following the pilot,
Softly, Softly: Taskforce Softly, Softly: Taskforce Softly, Softly: Task Force is a police based drama series which ran on BBC 1 from 1969 to 1976. It was a revamp of "Softly, Softly", itself a spin-off from "Z-Cars". The change was made partly to coincide with the coming of colour broadcasting to the BBC's main channel BBC1. The programme was due to be called simply "Task Force", but reluctant to sacrifice a much-loved brand the BBC compromised this so it became "Softly, Softly: Task Force". At the end of "Softly Softly", the main characters – Detective Chief Superintendent Barlow (Stratford Johns) and Detective Inspector