
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 22, 1936 (age 89)
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

TV
Tomorrow's World
1965

TV
Doomwatch
BBC Man London
1970

TV
Connections
Self - Presenter
1978

TV
The Real Thing
Presenter
1983

TV
The Day the Universe Changed
1985

TV
Connections with James Burke
2023

Film
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Self - BBC (archive footage) (archive sound)
2019

Film
Speed
Narrator (voice)
1984

TV
After the Warming
Self - Presenter
1989
Film
ReConnections
Self
2004

Film
Apollo 11: A Night to Remember
Self
2006

Film
Masters of Illusion
Himself
1991

Film
The Neuron Suite
1982
Filmography
2023TVConnections with James Burke2019FilmApollo: Missions to the Moonas Self - BBC (archive footage) (archive sound)2006FilmApollo 11: A Night to Rememberas Self2004FilmReConnectionsas Self1991FilmMasters of Illusionas Himself1989TVAfter the Warmingas Self - Presenter1985TVThe Day the Universe Changed1984FilmSpeedas Narrator (voice)1983TVThe Real Thingas Presenter1982FilmThe Neuron Suite1978TVConnectionsas Self - Presenter1970TVDoomwatchas BBC Man London1965TVTomorrow's World