Brian Cox
Physicist, author and science presenter sharing the universe through BBC documentaries, podcasts and live shows.
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- Born
- 3 March 1968, Oldham, England
- Work
- Physicist, broadcaster, author and live science presenter
- University
- University of Manchester: physics degree in 1995, PhD in 1998
- Breakout series
- Wonders of the Solar System, BBC Two, 2010
Mini bio
How it started.
Brian grew up in Oldham and first worked as a musician, playing keyboards in Dare and later D:Ream. He studied physics at Manchester, graduating in 1995 and completing a particle physics PhD in 1998.
From experiments to television.
His research career took him to particle accelerators in Germany, the United States and CERN. He became a professor at Manchester in 2009. Wonders of the Solar System, broadcast in 2010, was his first major BBC series, followed by Wonders of the Universe, Human Universe and The Planets.
Where fans find him.
His work connects physics with the questions people ask about their place in the universe. Fans can explore those ideas through documentaries, books co-written with Jeff Forshaw, The Infinite Monkey Cage and his live shows. Emergence carries that conversation into cosmology, biology, philosophy and history.
Creditschronological, newest first
Television
- 2024Solar SystemPresenter
- 2021UniversePresenter
- 2019The PlanetsPresenter
- 2014Human UniversePresenter
- 2010Wonders of the Solar SystemPresenter
Books and audio
- 2022Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the UniverseCo-author with Jeff Forshaw
- 2009 onwardThe Infinite Monkey CageScience and comedy co-host
Live shows
- 2026EmergenceWriter and presenter
Awards
Quotes
The way to understand Nature is to look at it.Brian Cox, official website biography
From his expanded introduction to Universe, reproduced in his own biography.
Trivia
- He persuaded the Bee Gees to sign his undergraduate physics syllabus during a Top of the Pops appearance.
- He first worked for D:Ream as a sound engineer and driver before stepping in to mime keyboards on television.
- His first major BBC series was originally titled Seven Wonders of the Solar System.
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