Think of a Number (1978) is a family, kids web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Think of a Number online in HD.
Think of a Number — Storyline
A light-hearted exploration of maths and science, presented by Johnny Ball.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Johnny Ball
Think of a Number — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1978-04-12 |
| Seasons | 5 |
| Episodes | 30 |
| Genre | Family, Kids |
| Language | English |
| Network | BBC One |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 7.7/10 (3 votes) |
Think of a Number — Episode Guide
Series 1
- E1: Episode 1 (1978-04-12) — Johnny Ball, with the help of a studio audience, will show some mind-stretching models, blistering ballistics, lightning calculations and some shocking ways to store your energy –
- E2: Episode 2 (1978-04-19) — This week Johnny discovers why hands are so handy, how to make sense of your senses, automate an automaton and how bionic a bionic man can be. Meanwhile – Think of a Number – How m
- E3: Materials (1978-04-26) — This week Johnny looks at family trees, works out how to get rid of a boomerang, puts nylon in an endless spin and turns a fossil back into a dinosaur with the aid of an element th
- E4: Water (1978-05-03) — Lots of giggles and quite a few gurgles as Johnny explores water from H to O. Meanwhile – Think of a Number. At a quick guess, which set of numbers has the larger total ?
- E5: The Shape of Wealth (1978-05-10) — This week Johnny discovers some dicey things about dice and a number over a thousand miles long; also something heavy about gold and cutting about diamonds. Meanwhile – Think of a
- E6: Episode 6 (1978-05-17) — This time Johnny considers why the Earth is in a flat spin; talks about what makes tocks tick and how to gain on the swings and roundabouts. So meanwhile – Think of a Number – Divi
Series 2
- E1: The Pressure's Mine (1979-09-12) — The cold facts about squeezing a lot into a little. See how a little hot air can make a lot go a long way, and before the end of the Programme some of the audience will get blown u
- E2: Absolutely Nothing (1979-09-19) — The people who thought nothing was something – the man who invented nothing. People who have managed to sell us nothing. How can you measure nothing ? And how the force of nothing
- E3: Face Facts (1979-09-26) — Faces – old faces, new faces. Pulling faces and painting faces. Discovering that looks are more than skin-deep. See the woman who has at least 60 faces and find out how a face can
- E4: Seeing the Light (1979-10-03) — Reflect on the speed of light and the colour of space. Why Father Christmas is never seen. See what your screen looks like in black and white, red, blue and green. A solar plane th
- E5: Mechanical Minds (1979-10-10) — Computers – digital computers, electrical computers, wind, steam and sun computers. Computers that talk and computers that draw. Plus an invitation to knock about the oldest comput
- E6: Getting Things Moving (1979-10-17) — Seeing how the problem of Cleopatra's Needle was sewn up, how to pull your weight and someone else's besides. See a tailor-made jacket that weighs 25,000 tons, which turns out to b
Series 3
- E1: Wheels Within Wheels (1980-09-10) — The first of six programmes with Johnny Ball. Round wheels, not-so-round wheels, oval wheels, big wheels, little wheels; and a chance to see how you can go backwards while going fo
- E2: The Science of See-through Sand (1980-09-17) — He cooks, looks, hits, breaks and bends… glass. See some glass over 3,000 years old, a teardrop that goes with a bang and a singer who has a smashing time. Meanwhile, see if you
- E3: No Cockles, Just Muscles, Alive Alive Oh (1980-09-24) — Squeezing muscles, waving muscles, levering muscles, springing muscles and jumping muscles. He'll be in deep water seeing how Archimedes showed his muscles, how to travel first cla
- E4: Elementarianisticalizationableism… or it's elemental when it's on the table (1980-10-01) — Atomic elements, lit up elements, man-made elements and elements that melt in your hand. See how two people become the salt of the earth, the spoon that won't stir your cocoa and a
- E5: Hello Listeners (1980-10-08) — Listening to loud sounds, soft sounds, old sounds and new sounds. Recording some of the first sounds. Investigating drums in the head. Transmitting sounds with a milk bottle and as
- E6: 2D or not 2D, That is the Question (1980-10-15) — Doubling dimension, flexing flexagons and perceiving perspective. See the impossible triangle, two dimensional people who live in flats and the latest development in photography th
Series 4
- E1: Reproduction (1982-09-15) — The first of six programmes with Johnny Ball This week Johnny finds out about reproduction, discovering where your heart is and what your voice looks like. Also a machine that look
- E2: What does exactly mean exactly ? (1982-09-22) — Johnny finds out how to measure a metre, what keeps a marching soldier in line when he puts his best foot forward and how a laser gets the measure when spying on a locked room. Mea
- E3: Musical Numbers (1982-09-29) — This week Johnny looks at a few musical numbers – discovering that time can change the National Anthem but still rule the waves. He also finds the key to play a violin, with no str
- E4: Box Clever (1982-10-06) — Johnny discovers the secrets of Doctor Who's Tardis, a box that looks like one but isn't and a machine that makes boxes quicker than you can. Also there's a disappearing box, a mul
- E5: Dangerous Curves (1982-10-13) — Find out how you can draw hyperbolas, parabolas and about the illusion that something is there when it isn't. So this week watch out for things that go with a swing, and for curves
- E6: Gambling (1982-10-20) — Find out if a fruit machine is fair and how skittles are at the fair. Also see some of the latest electronic games including some that talk backl Meanwhile, see if you're game for
Series 5
- E1: In the Balance (1984-01-04) — A 6 part series with Johnny Ball. Johnny bounces back with some lighthearted explorations into numbers and science. This week Johnny gets thrown off balance by two junior judo cham
- E2: Bounce and Stretch (1984-01-11) — Watch Johnny spring through sand, cement and sponge cakes and discover new angles to pool playing.
- E3: Planes and Flights of Fancy (1984-01-18) — This week Johnny Ball airs his views on Plain Planes and Flights of Fancy with the aid of paper darts, boomerangs, kites and the only model jet aircraft in the world.
- E4: The Maze of Ways from A to B (1984-01-25) — Johnny takes off his waistcoat without removing his jacket and spins his way through maps and mazes, helped by a robot mouse. So if you're knot amused, at least you'll be amazed.
- E5: Say it with Numbers (1984-02-01) — Johnny whistles for the thistle sifter, finds out how a turtle draws and even meets a computer that talks back. So, in a few words – sag a teat in front of the belly.
- E6: Beat It! (1984-02-08) — This week, the last of the series, it's Think of a Number and Beat it! Johnny discovers that hitting things together goes down with a bang, crash, wobble and bonk – as well as a la
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Think of a Number have? 5 season(s) with 30 episodes.
Where can I watch Think of a Number? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
