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,
John O'Donoghue (TV presenter) John O'Donoghue (TV presenter) John O’Donoghue (1931–2014) was a broadcaster. He grew up in Milltown, Co. Kildare, and studied history at UCD. He later trained as a barrister, but pursued a career in broadcasting instead. O'Donoghue joined Telefís Éireann in the early 1960s, and presented the new station's first current affairs programme, "Broadsheet". He also presented Irish television’s first coverage of a general election count in 1965, from a special "elections newsroom" in Studio One. O’Donoghue then went on to present the popular current affairs programme "7 Days", which went on air in 1966 and ran for ten years. His