Cast & creator
James Burke
Best known for Doomwatch, Tomorrow's World, Connections
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".
10
film credits
17
television credits
16
1965–2025 · acting roles
7.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (27)
Showing 27 of 27 credits
Doomwatch
BBC Man London
1970
Tomorrow's World
1965
Connections
Self - Presenter
1978Connections
Creator
1978
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Self - BBC (archive footage) (archive sound)
2019
The Day the Universe Changed
1985The Day the Universe Changed
Writer
1985
Connections with James Burke
2023Connections with James Burke
Creator
2023ReConnections
Self
2004The Inventing of America
Self
1975The Inventing of America
Writer
1975
The Real Thing
Presenter
1980The Real Thing
Writer
1980The Real Thing
Creator
1980
Speed
Narrator (voice)
1984
Lucky 13: Rockets, Aliens & Spare Parts
Thanks
2025
Masters of Illusion
Himself
1991
After the Warming
Self - Presenter
1989
Apollo 11: A Night to Remember
Self
2006
The Neuron Suite
1982The Neuron Suite
Writer
1982
Connections 3
Presenter
1997Connections 3
Writer
1997Connections 3
Creator
1997
Connections 2
Presenter
1994Connections 2
Writer
1994