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| presenter                = [[Fred Dinenage]]<br>[[Gareth Jones (presenter)|Gareth Jones]]<br>[[Carol Vorderman]] <small>(1990–96, 1998)</small><br>[[Siân Lloyd (weather presenter)|Siân Lloyd]] <small>(1997)</small><br>[[Gail Porter]] <small>(1999)</small><br>[[Gail McKenna]] <small>(2000–06)</small>
| country                  = United Kingdom
| num_series               = 15
| num_episodes             = 198
| company                  = ((ubl|[[Television South|TVS]] (1990–91)|[[Scottish Television]] (1992–2006)((efn|Later known as SMG TV Productions and STV Studios))|Lion TV (2004-2006)))
| runtime                  = 30 minutes (later 15 minutes)<br><small>(inc. adverts)</small>
| first_aired              = ((start date|1990|9|26|df=yes))
| last_aired               = ((end date|2006|9|1|df=yes))
| related                  = ''[[How (TV series)|How]]'' <small>(1966–1981)</small>
| network                  = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] ([[CITV]])
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'''''How 2''''' is an informative educational programme produced by [[Television South|TVS]] between 1990 and 1991, and [[STV Studios]] ([[Scottish Television]]) from 1992 to 2006.<ref>[http://www.garethjones.tv/how2.html GarethJones.tv- How 2]</ref>

The original show (''[[How (TV series)|How]])'' was produced by [[Southern Television]] from 1966 up until 1981 when the company lost its franchise to [[Television South|TVS]], which was a regular fixture in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] schedules.

==History==
The show began in 1966 as ''How''; a series popular in the 1970s. It was designed to provide answers to questions beginning with the word "How". Each episode began with the presenters all raising one hand and saying "How" simultaneously (playing on the stereotypical [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[How (greeting)|greeting]]). Common topics covered included science, history, mathematics, and simple puzzles. The series came to an end in 1981 when [[Southern Television]] lost its [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] franchise, but was revived as ''How 2'' in 1990 by [[Television South|TVS]]. In 2006 the final series was broadcast, having waited more than a year for transmission. Afterwards, series 14 and 15 were regularly repeated on the [[CITV]] channel, normally at weekends and some school holidays until the end of 2012.

A similar CITV show to appear a few years later was ''[[The Big Bang (TV series)|The Big Bang]]'', presented by ''How 2'''s own [[Gareth Jones (presenter)|Gareth Jones]] and [[Violet Berlin]]. ''The Big Bang'' had a more scientific slant, focusing on performing fun experiments involving simple physics and chemistry. Other similar British television series included ''[[Don't Ask Me (TV programme)|Don't Ask Me]]''. [[Fred Dinenage]] was the only presenter to appear in both incarnations of ''How'', presenting the shows for a total of 31 years. On 6 January 2013, as part of CITV's Old Skool Weekend (a televised event celebrating the strand's 30th anniversary), the first episode of the 1995 series was shown. Prior to this, a ''How 2'' segment was featured on the ''30 Years of CITV'' documentary that aired on ITV on 29 December 2012 and featured interviews with Dinenage and Jones.

In 2019 ''How 2'' was made available on [[Amazon Prime Video]] in the UK.<ref>((Cite web|title=Watch How 2 ((!)) Prime Video|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-2/dp/B082FT27R4|access-date=2020-10-16|website=www.amazon.co.uk))</ref>

Also in 2019, the [[CITV]] channel commissioned a further [[revival (television)|revival]] of the format.<ref>((cite web|title=Young Audiences Content Fund announces first slate|url=https://kidscreen.com/2019/11/05/young-audiences-content-fund-announces-first-slate/ |work=Kidscreen |accessdate=14 July 2020))</ref> Due for air November 2020, with [[Fred Dinenage]] making his third return to the series, alongside a new team of [[Vick Hope]], Sam Homewood and Frankie Vu.<ref>((Cite web|title=The new HOW presenters are…|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/new-how-presenters-are|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Press Centre|language=en))</ref>

==Series overview==

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Series!!Start date!!End date!!Episodes
|-
| 1 || 21 September 1990|| 23 November 1990|| 10
|-
| 2 || 23 September 1991|| 25 November 1991|| 10
|-
| 3 || 7 September 1992|| 9 November 1992|| 10
|-
| 4 || 6 September 1993|| 13 December 1993|| 15
|-
| 5 || 5 September 1994|| 12 December 1994|| 15
|-
| 6 || 4 September 1995|| 11 December 1995|| 14
|-
| 7 || 9 September 1996|| 16 December 1996|| 15<sup>1</sup>
|-
| 8 || 1 September 1997|| 15 December 1997|| <sup>2</sup>16<sup>3</sup>
|-
| 9 || 5 January 1999|| 6 April 1999|| 13
|-
| 10 || 10 January 2000|| 11 April 2000|| 13
|-
| 11 || 22 January 2001|| 16 February 2001|| 20
|-
| 12 || 11 February 2002|| 22 February 2002|| 10
|-
| 13 || 10 January 2003|| 14 March 2003|| 10
|-
| 14 || 4 June 2004|| 27 August 2004|| 13
|-
| 15 || 5 May 2006|| 1 September 2006|| 13
|}
;Notes
<sup>1</sup> The last episode of the series was a 30th anniversary special.<br />
<sup>2</sup> Before that, there was "The Best of How 2" which aired on 18 August 1997.<br />
<sup>3</sup> The last episode of the series was a Christmas special.

==''How Goes 2''==
There was no regular series in 1998 but there was a spin-off series called ''How Goes 2'', which aired from 25 February to 15 April 1998. The series focused on Fred and Gareth going to different places each week, and the 8 shows featured segments from the first 6-year run, featuring the original 3 presenters.

==Notes==
((notelist))

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.citv.co.uk/page.asp?partid=144 ''How 2''] at [[itv.com|itv.com/citv]] – now defunct.

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[[Category:British English-language television shows]]
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