James Burke

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

13

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-12-22 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Derry, Northern Ireland, UK

James Burke

Biography

James Burke is a British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer, who is known, among other things, for his documentary television series Connections, and for its more philosophically oriented companion series, The Day the Universe Changed, which is about the history of science and technology. The Washington Post called him "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world".

Known For

Speed
6.2%

Speed

Jan 1, 1984

Tomorrow's World
6.2%

Tomorrow's World

Jul 7, 1965

Doomwatch
6.0%

Doomwatch

Feb 9, 1970

The Real Thing
8.3%

The Real Thing

Nov 1, 1983

R
7.0%

ReConnections

Jun 6, 2004

Connections
10.0%

Connections

Oct 17, 1978

After the Warming
7.0%

After the Warming

Jan 1, 1989

Masters of Illusion
0.0%

Masters of Illusion

Jan 1, 1991

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Acting

2023
Connections with James Burke
2019
Apollo: Missions to the Moon as Self - BBC (archive footage) (archive sound)
2006
Apollo 11: A Night to Remember as James Burke
2004
ReConnections as Self
1991
Masters of Illusion as Himself
1989
After the Warming as Self - Presenter
1985
The Day the Universe Changed
1984
Speed as Narrator (voice)
1983
The Real Thing as Presenter
1982
The Neuron Suite
1978
Connections
1970
Doomwatch as BBC Man London
1965
Tomorrow's World

Creator

2023
Connections with James Burke as Creator
1983
The Real Thing as Creator
1978
Connections as Creator

Writing

1985
The Day the Universe Changed as Writer
1983
The Real Thing as Writer
1982
The Neuron Suite as Writer
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James Burke