companies, making programmes for the world's leading networks. Since that time he has written or produced well over 100 programmes ranging over the fields of science and technology, from evolution, to space exploration, and from treasure hunting to the science of bridge building. In 2000, Woollard made cameo appearances in the UK sitcom The Grimleys playing science teacher "Mr Woollard". Woollard has worked as a scriptwriter on documentaries and he has authored books including one recounting his experience as a practising Buddhist. Publications The Reluctant Buddhist, Buddhism and the Science of Happiness: A Personal Exploration of Buddhism in Today's World, References External links 1939 births Living people Television personalities from London Alumni of the University of Oxford Royal Air Force airmen British television presenters Top Gear people British Buddhists