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James Burke

James Burke

Actor · Born December 22, 1936 · Derry, Northern Ireland, UK

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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".

Acted in 8

2020s

  1. 2023

    Connections with James Burke

    TV

1990s

  1. 1997

    Connections 3

    Presenter · 10 episodes

  2. 1994

    Connections 2

    Presenter · 20 episodes

1980s

  1. 1985

    The Day the Universe Changed

    TV

  2. 1982

    The Neuron Suite

    Movie

  3. 1980

    The Real Thing

    Presenter · 6 episodes

Wrote 5

1990s

  1. 1997

    Connections 3

    Writer

  2. 1994

    Connections 2

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1985

    The Day the Universe Changed

    Writer

  2. 1982

    The Neuron Suite

    Writer

  3. 1980

    The Real Thing

    Writer

Created 4

2020s

  1. 2023

    Connections with James Burke

    Creator

1990s

  1. 1997

    Connections 3

    Creator

1980s

  1. 1980

    The Real Thing

    Creator

1970s

  1. 1978

    Connections

    Creator

Appearances7

2000s

  1. 2006

    Apollo 11: A Night to Remember

    Self

1990s

  1. 1991

    Masters of Illusion

    Himself

1980s

  1. 1989

    After the Warming

    Self - Presenter · 2 episodes

  2. 1984

    Speed

    Narrator (voice)

1970s

  1. 1978

    Connections

    Self - Presenter · 40 episodes

No release date

  1. Network First

    Self - Presenter · 1 episode

Thanked in the credits1

2020s

  1. 2025

    Lucky 13: Rockets, Aliens & Spare Parts

    Thanks