Acting
Community Rating
6.8
TMDB estimate
Born
December 22, 1936 (age 89)
Born in
Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
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".
Lucky 13: Rockets, Aliens & Spare Parts
as Thanks
2025
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Connections with James Burke
as Creator
2023
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Apollo: Missions to the Moon
as Self - BBC (archive footage) (archive sound)
2019
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Apollo 11: A Night to Remember
as Self
2006
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ReConnections
as Self
2004
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Masters of Illusion
as Himself
1991
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After the Warming
as Self - Presenter
1989
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The Day the Universe Changed
as Writer
1985
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Speed
as Narrator (voice)
1984
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The Real Thing
as Presenter, Writer, Creator
1983
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The Neuron Suite
as Writer
1982
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Connections
as Self - Presenter, Creator
1978
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Doomwatch
as BBC Man London
1970
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Tomorrow's World
1965
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