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
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