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Against The Odds (other)
Against the Odds may refer to: * "Against the Odds" (TV series), an early 1980s Nickelodeon show * "Against the Odds" (song), a 2011 song by Danish singer Christopher * ''Against the Odds'' (novel), from 2000, the seventh and last novel of ''Familias Regnant universe'' by Elizabeth Moon * Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health, a 2008 exhibition at the United States National Library of Medicine * ''Against the Odds'', the 1997 autobiography of British inventor and industrialist James Dyson Sir James Dyson (born 2 May 1947) is a British inventor, industrial designer, farmer, and business magnate who founded the Dyson company. He is best known as the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic ... co-written by Giles Coren See also * Against All Odds (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Odds (TV Series)
''Against the Odds'' is an American documentary television series targeted to children and adolescents, that was produced and originally broadcast by Nickelodeon from July 4, 1982 through 1984. The series, hosted by Bill Bixby and narrated by Philip Proctor, profiled inspirational stories of people throughout history. Geraldine Laybourne, then-program manager and later president of Nickelodeon, noted that her young son described the show as "a series of little tragedies" that famous people overcame on their journey to what made them so well known. The series is unrelated to the US military battlefield history series of the same name that was originally broadcast on the American Heroes Channel from 2014 through 2016. Profiles ''Against the Odds'' profiled several notable historical figures including: *Albert Einstein *Paul Robeson *Pablo Picasso *Bessie Smith *Louis Pasteur *Margaret Mead *Elizabeth Blackwell *Dorothea Lange *Malcolm X *Napoleon Bonaparte *Walt Whitman *Joan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |