Overview

• Johnny Ball is developing a new factual series on the history of mathematics featuring himself, Zoe Ball and her son Woody Cook.
• The show is drawn from the first six chapters of Johnny’s book Wonders Beyond Numbers and is being pitched to TV channels.
• Johnny rejected an invitation for the trio to appear on Celebrity Race Across The World to concentrate on the maths series.
• Zoe Ball returned to BBC Radio 2 in early May with a Saturday afternoon slot after leaving her breakfast show in December.
• On air this week, she revealed she is managing bursitis while continuing her fitness training with a personal coach.