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,
Children of the Stones been almost universally praised as an outstanding children's series. Comedian Stewart Lee commended the series in the 2007 BBC Four series "Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe". Lee commented on depictions of teenagers on television in different decades, contrasting "Children of the Stones" with Channel 4's modern drama "Skins", highlighting how "Children of the Stones" was still relevant to a modern audience. Several clips of the story were shown. In 2012 Lee narrated a documentary on the series for BBC Radio Four. It was introduced as "the scariest programme ever made for children", highlighting the eerie music and commenting that it was "the