James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer, who is known, among other things, for his documentary television series Connections (1978), and for its more philosophically oriented companion series, The Day the Universe Changed (1985), 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
Credits
Cast Credits
How the BBC Began (2022)
Guest starring as James Burke
- Episode 1x01: Accident and Opportunity (Oct 22, 2022)
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (2021)
Guest starring as Fly Fisherman
- Episode 1x06: Diophantine Pseudonym (Oct 21, 2021) [Co-Star]
The Day the Universe Changed (1985)
Starring as Host
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Worlds Without End: Changing Knowledge, Changing Reality (May 21, 1985)
- Episode 1x09: Making Waves: The New Physics: Newton Revised (May 14, 1985)
- Episode 1x08: Fit to Rule: Darwin's Revolution (May 7, 1985)
- Episode 1x07: What the Doctor Ordered: Impacts of New Medical Knowledge (Apr 30, 1985)
- Episode 1x06: Credit Where It's Due: The Factory and Marketplace Revolution (Apr 23, 1985)
- Episode 1x05: Infinitely Reasonable: Science Revises the Heavens (Apr 16, 1985)
- Episode 1x04: A Matter of Fact: Printing Transforms Knowledge (Apr 9, 1985)
- Episode 1x03: Point of View: Scientific Imagination in the Renaissance (Apr 2, 1985)
- Episode 1x02: In the Light of the Above: Medieval Conflict: Faith and Reason (Mar 26, 1985)
- Episode 1x01: The Way We Are: It Started with the Greeks (Mar 19, 1985)
The Adventure Game (1980)
Guest starring as James Burke
- Episode 1x03: James Burke, Maggie Philbin, Pat Cater (Jun 7, 1980)
The Real Thing (1980)
Starring as Presenter
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Life Sentence (Apr 24, 1980)
- Episode 1x05: The View from Within (Apr 17, 1980)
- Episode 1x04: The Memory Lingers On (Apr 10, 1980)
- Episode 1x03: Time Out of Mind (Apr 3, 1980)
- Episode 1x02: This Way Up (Mar 27, 1980)
- Episode 1x01: The Private Eye (Mar 20, 1980)
Connections (1978)
Starring as Presenter
(40 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: In Touch (Dec 31, 1997)
- Episode 3x09: Hit the Water (Dec 31, 1997)
- Episode 3x08: Fire From the Sky (Dec 31, 1997)
- Episode 3x07: A Special Place (Dec 31, 1997)
- Episode 3x06: Elementary Stuff (Dec 31, 1997)
- Episode 3x05: Life is No Picnic (Dec 31, 1997)
- Episode 3x04: Invisible Object (Dec 31, 1997)
- Episode 3x03: Drop the Apple (Dec 31, 1997)
- Episode 3x02: What's in a Name? (Dec 31, 1997)
- Episode 3x01: Feedback (Dec 31, 1997)
- Episode 2x20: Flexible Response (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x19: Better Than the Real Thing (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x18: Sign Here (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x17: One Word (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x16: Routes (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x15: Making Waves (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x14: Bright Ideas (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x13: The Big Spin (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x12: Hot Pickle (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x11: New Harmony (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x10: Deja Vu (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x09: High Times (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x08: Separate Ways (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x07: Photo Finish (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x06: Echoes of the Past (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x05: Something for Nothing (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x04: Whodunit? (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x03: Getting It Together (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x02: Sentimental Journeys (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 2x01: Revolutions (Dec 31, 1994)
- Episode 1x10: Yesterday, Tomorrow and You (Dec 19, 1978)
- Episode 1x09: Countdown (Dec 12, 1978)
- Episode 1x08: Eat, Drink and Be Merry (Dec 5, 1978)
- Episode 1x07: The Long Chain (Nov 28, 1978)
- Episode 1x06: Thunder in the Skies (Nov 21, 1978)
- Episode 1x05: The Wheel of Fortune (Nov 14, 1978)
- Episode 1x04: Faith in Numbers (Nov 7, 1978)
- Episode 1x03: Distant Voices (Oct 31, 1978)
- Episode 1x02: Death in the Morning (Oct 24, 1978)
- Episode 1x01: The Trigger Effect (Oct 17, 1978)
The Burke Special (1972)
Starring as Himself
(20 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Episode 6 (Jul 26, 1973)
- Episode 3x05: Episode 5 (Jul 19, 1973)
- Episode 3x04: Episode 4 (Jul 12, 1973)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Jul 5, 1973)
- Episode 3x02: Episode 2 (Jun 28, 1973)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Jun 21, 1973)
- Episode 2x07: Episode 7 (Apr 19, 1973)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Apr 12, 1973)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Apr 5, 1973)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Mar 29, 1973)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Mar 22, 1973)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Mar 15, 1973)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Mar 8, 1973)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Jul 27, 1972)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Jul 20, 1972)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Jul 13, 1972)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Jul 6, 1972)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Jun 29, 1972)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Jun 22, 1972)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jun 15, 1972)