Legendary ITV kids’ show How is making a comeback after nearly 15 years off air
FUN fact show How helped educate the nation’s children for decades before being axed in 2006.
But now a new generation are set to be taught by the programme.
I’m told that ITV are bringing it back.
The show, which started in 1966, provided answers to questions beginning with the word “how” and was most memorably hosted by Fred Dinenage.
When it was later relaunched as How2 in 1990, it was also presented by Carol Vorderman, Gareth Jones, Gail Porter and Sian Lloyd.
But one issue with its comeback is the name, which was a play on the stereotypical Native American greeting, Hau, said along with a raised hand gesture.
Each episode of the original show began with the presenters all raising one hand and saying, “How”, which could now be deemed racist.
A telly source said: “ITV gave the production team the green light earlier this year and it is in production.
“The show was huge in the Seventies and Nineties.
“It was designed to provide answers to questions beginning with the word ‘How’ and answered questions like ‘How do you have a thunderstorm indoors?’
“This new version is going to go back to its original name How and will be a teatime ITV classic.
“It seems unlikely they will do the one-hand raise the presenters used to do back in the day, though.”
ITV seems to love a reboot at the moment, given they also revived Family Fortunes and Supermarket Sweep in the last year.
I remember watching it as a kid in the Nineties, with Carol at the helm.
But older readers will best remember Fred, who was the only presenter to present both How and How2.
How fitting would it be if they could tempt him back on to the box for this one too.
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Vogue's future is rosy
MUM-to-be Vogue Williams looks in the pink – as she prepares to give birth to a baby girl.
The model turned radio DJ showed off her pins in a ruffled dress as she left Heart Radio after presenting her breakfast show.
And her finances are looking rosy too. Vogue and her Made In Chelsea star hubby Spencer Matthews – who already have one-year-old son Theodore – were this week reported to be worth almost £2.2million thanks to their shows and endorsements.
No wonder she’s grinning.
Game on for Soccer Aid
NOW that the Premier League’s comeback has proved such a success, albeit behind closed doors, I’ve got more good news for footie fans.
I can reveal Soccer Aid will return this year – although without a crowd for the first time in the 14-year history of the annual charity celebrity match.
The game, in aid of kids’ charity Unicef, will happen in September and, as usual, pit an England line-up against a World team.
A source said: “Everyone working on this year’s Soccer Aid is over the moon.
“After the success of the football restart, the organisers are following their lead.
“They are waiting to confirm a venue but hope it will be Man United’s Old Trafford ground where the match was previously scheduled.
“It will be on ITV as normal and feature most of the stars who were already signed up – including Robbie Williams who they hope will be able to fly from the US.
“Olly Murs will hopefully commit as captain of the England team, while everyone is praying Usain Bolt can captain the World team, after previously confirming.
“There could also be big names added – the pandemic has cancelled many music, sport and film events, so there are stars newly available.
“The organisers want this year to be better than ever.”
I’m thrilled they’ve found a way to get it on.
“Now I just need to decide which side to put my money on.
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ITV quiz Catchphrase will start filming next week – the first of the channel’s entertainment shows to do so since the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
The series, hosted by Stephen Mulhern, will air in the autumn.
Disabled no joke for Alex
THE Last Leg co-host Alex Brooker fears he may have made himself the “disabled jester” of the Channel 4 comedy chat show.
The comic – born with hand and arm deformities and a twisted right leg that had to be amputated when he was a baby – speaks during BBC2 documentary Alex Brooker: Disability and Me, airing next Sunday.
He says of his comedy: “My big fear is, is it funny? Am I some kind of disabled jester? They can laugh because I’m doing it, but are they using it to laugh at disabled people?”
In the docu, he meets a wheelchair-bound dad and admits: “When my kids get older, would it bother them I can’t do things other dads can?”
But he adds: “I’m just unique. That’s what I’ve been given and it’s time to do what I can.”
Inspiring stuff.
Enders' new face
A FRESH face will be arriving on Albert Square as filming resumes on EastEnders on Monday.
The BBC1 soap will now feature a giant mural of a black woman on the side of the Beales’ house on Bridge Street, directly opposite the Queen Vic.
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Visual artist Dreph finished his artwork before filming on the show was halted due to the pandemic.
He said: “EastEnders has found a way to reflect modern-day UK in a time when so many of us are finding ways to voice anti-racism.”
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