Fred Harris (born 7 May 1947) is a British comedian[1] and children's television presenter.

Formerly a schoolteacher, he began his television career as a presenter of the BBC children's programme Play School, on which he appeared regularly between 1973 and 1988.

[4] He also presented a number of educational and schools programmes on the subject of maths, including ATV's Figure it Out (memorable for having a set which included a giant pocket calculator), Central Television's Basic Maths and Channel 4's Make It Count.

[5] From the late 1990s until circa 2009, he worked on the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) children's programme Room 785.

[6] On this show he presented the "Broom Cupboard" slot introducing the forthcoming programmes.