TV series
Local Heroes
1996–2000, English.
Local Heroes is an award-winning science and history television programme in the United Kingdom, presented by Adam Hart-Davis. Made by Screenhouse Productions and directed by Paul Bader, it was first aired on the ITV regional network Yorkshire Television in 1991. In the show, Adam Hart-Davis, dressed in the pink and yellow cycling clothes that would became the show's trademark, rode around the YTV region on a matching pink and yellow bicycle, stopping in a particular area to tell the stories of scientists that lived or were born there. These stories were embellished by experiments, performed on the street by Hart-Davis, generally using bits of wood and junk from a trailer on his bike.
- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes
- 42
- Episode length
- Varies
- Status
- Ended in 2000
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Latest episode
S5 E6: East Midlands
Aired 27 June 2000
Seasons 5
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Details
- First aired
- 2 January 1996
- Last aired
- 27 June 2000
- Language
- English
- Type
- Scripted
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Local Heroes has 5 seasons and 42 episodes.
Is Local Heroes finished?
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