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He has created maths puzzles for BBC Bitesize, as well as working with Rachel Riley. [14] Seagull releases regular maths challenges on BBC Radio 4. [15] In 2018 he taught mathematics to three BBC News presenters, Naga Munchetty, Jayne McCubbin and Tim Muffett, before they retook their General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE ...
GCSE Bitesize was launched in January 1998, covering seven subjects. For each subject, a one- or two-hour long TV programme would be broadcast overnight in the BBC Learning Zone block, and supporting material was available in books and on the BBC website. At the time, only around 9% of UK households had access to the internet at home.
BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service. It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services branded BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, the children's sites CBBC and CBeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize and Own It.
[2] [3] A book on the BBC Micro noted that L integrated math concepts into the characters and story instead of just simply displaying sums. [4] A UK teaching guide in 2010 said that L was an "old, excellent example of a well-thought-out, text-based mathematical game" that was "is worth buying a copy for yourself."
Megamaths is a BBC educational television series for primary schools that was originally aired on BBC Two from 16 September 1996 to 4 February 2002. For its first three series, it was set in a castle on top of Table Mountain, populated by the four card suits (Kings, Queens and Jacks/Jackies, and a Joker who looked after children that visited the castle and took part in mathematical challenges).
Parker has appeared on BBC Radio Four's The Infinite Monkey Cage with Robin Ince and Brian Cox. He has also talked about maths-related topics on BBC News, Sky News, Channel4, CBBC, and occasionally writes for The Guardian. [27] On TV, Parker is a regular commentator on Discovery's Outrageous Acts of Science. [28]
Hannah M. Fry (born 21 February 1984) is a British academic, author and radio and television presenter. She is Professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, [1] the president of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, [2] and the University of Cambridge's first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics.
This use of mathematics in the real world was cited in the Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society. [7] In 2012, Chamberlain was involved with the UK STEM Project "Being a Professional Mathematician", where his interview was selected for an iTunes podcast. [8] [9] In 2014 he was named by the Science Council as one of the UK's top scientists. [10]