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The TV That Made Me

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Celebrities choose the TV moments that have shaped their lives.

Brian Conley journeys through the fantastic world of television with celebrities as they choose the TV moments that have shaped their lives.

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

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The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

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Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

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Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

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The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

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Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

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Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

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BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

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The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

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The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

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Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

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The TV That Made Me: Series 2

The TV That Made Me: Series 2: Episode 8: Johnny Ball

Johnny Ball

Episode 8

Episode 8: Johnny Ball

Series 2

BBC One - The TV That Made Me, Series 2, Johnny Ball

Johnny Ball talks about the TV ad that kept his teeth whiter than white.

Celebrities choose the TV moments that have shaped their lives. Johnny Ball tells how he got his name from a football game, and talks about the TV ad that kept his teeth white.

National treasure Johnny Ball joins Brian on the sofa to take a look back at the classic television that made him the person he is today.

He's the man who millions of us grew up with during his 16-year residency on Playschool.
 
We find out how he got his name from a football game, about the TV he watched every week with his colleagues when he was in the RAF, and about the stars who inspired him to go down the road of becoming a stand-up comedian.

Along the way we take a look at the big Saturday night entertainment show that was required viewing in the Ball household, the comedian who made his dad roar with laughter, and the vintage TV ad that kept his teeth whiter than white. Throw some serious science into the mix and you really do start to see how TV made the irrepressible Johnny Ball the man he is today.

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