What’s on


I originally intended this page to list my contributions to public events. However, I’ve been too busy to update it since October 2014! I’ll probably replace it with something else at some point.

Mon Oct 20 BBC Radio 5 Live with Phil Williams After midnight I’ll be chatting to Phil Williams about all things space.
Sat Oct 4 Watch the Skies! Our outdoor cinema festival, tonight featuring Alien and the premiere of a new soundtrack to Koji Morimoto’s Magnetic Rose (Memories Ep. 1) performed live by Oneohtrix Point Never, working with Abandon Normal Devices and the British Film Institute sci-fi season Days of Fear & Wonder
Fri Oct 3 Watch the Skies! Our outdoor cinema festival, tonight featuring 2001: A Space Odyssey with premiere of “Jodrell Bank Calling” by Soup Collective and special guest Anthony Frewin (author of “Are We Alone?: The Stanley Kubrick Extraterrestrial Intelligence Interviews”), working with Abandon Normal Devices and the British Film Institute sci-fi season Days of Fear & Wonder
Tue Sep 2 BBC Radio 5 Live with Phil Williams I’ll be chatting to Phil Williams about all things space after midnight.
Sat Aug 23 BBC Radio 5 Live Saturday Edition My regular slot with Chris Warburton discussing topical science stories
Aug 1 – 3 Kendal Calling Festival I’ll be talking in the amazing Tim Peaks Diner curated by The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess – probably doing a few other things too
Thu 5 June 15:45 BBC Stargazing Live Join me, the Sky at Night’s Chris Lintott and Series Producer Paul King at the Cheltenham Science Festival as we look back on the show and discuss the wonders of the night sky
Wed 4 June 16:15 Live from the Universe Presentation in Cheltenham Science Festival, linking live to some of the world’s major observatories in Chile, South Africa and Australia
Wed 4 June 10:30 Future giant telescopes Presentation for schools in Cheltenham Festival Science for Schools 2014
Mon 2 June midnight BBC Radio 5 Live Phil Williams show My regular slot after midnight talking all things space and answering questions from listeners
Sun 25 May 11:00-16:00 Space Science Special Meet researchers from the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics and find out about their work. Part of the Amazed by Science Cheshire Science Festival.
24 May – 1 June Jodrell Skywatch Get outside and look up – spot a new meteor shower, planets, galaxies and more! Part of the Amazed by Science Cheshire Science Festival.
Sat 17 May 20:00 BBC Radio 5 Live Saturday Edition My regular slot discussing topical science stories