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Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn March 9, 1968 (56 years)
I’m so pleased to be part of this cherished and much loved institution. Presenting The Sky at Night has brought me full circle; as a child I would beg my parents to allow me to stay up late and watch the programme. It even inspired me to go to night school at a young age to make my own telescope mirror, which I lovingly crafted and gave me my first glimpse of the breath-taking spectacle above us.
This enthusiasm eventually led to a degree in Physics and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and then working on the wonderful 8m Gemini telescope in Chile, as well as the James Webb Space Telescope. Growing up, I always wanted to be an astronaut - I haven’t succeeded in doing that (yet!) but being a space scientist is the next best thing because I’m building instruments that go into space.
I’m very lucky to have found work I enjoy so much and that is also so varied – not just building equipment that goes into space but also talking about it. I like to pass on my enthusiasm when I can. But I haven’t given up on that dream; I want to retire to Mars. Some people choose gardening, I choose Mars!
This enthusiasm eventually led to a degree in Physics and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and then working on the wonderful 8m Gemini telescope in Chile, as well as the James Webb Space Telescope. Growing up, I always wanted to be an astronaut - I haven’t succeeded in doing that (yet!) but being a space scientist is the next best thing because I’m building instruments that go into space.
I’m very lucky to have found work I enjoy so much and that is also so varied – not just building equipment that goes into space but also talking about it. I like to pass on my enthusiasm when I can. But I haven’t given up on that dream; I want to retire to Mars. Some people choose gardening, I choose Mars!
Filmography
| 2023 | Alien Files: Reopened (TV Series) · as Self - Physicist & Space Scientist |
| 2023 | Jonathan Ross' Myths and Legends (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Jimmy Carr's I Literally Just Told You (TV Series) · as Self - Question Writer |
| 2021 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Strangest Things (TV Series) · as Self - Space Scientist |
| 2021 | Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | The Big Fat Quiz of Everything · as Self |
| 2020 | Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (TV Series) · as Self - Expert |
| 2020 | Morning Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Steph's Packed Lunch (TV Series) · as Self - Space Scientist |
| 2019 | The UnXplained (TV Series) · as Self - Author, Book Of The Moon |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2016 | Black is the New Black (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | CBeebies Stargazing (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self - Space Scientist And Presenter |
| 2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Portrait Artist of the Year (TV Series) · as Self - Sitter |
| 2012 | World's Top 5 (TV Series) · as Self - Space Scientist |
| 2012 | Stargazing Live: Back to Earth (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Brave New World with Stephen Hawking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chase: Celebrity Special (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (TV Series) · as Self - Participant |
| 2011 | Justin's House (TV Series) · as Self |
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| 2011 | Around the World in 60 Minutes · as Self - Space Scientist |
| 2011 | Stargazing Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Pointless Celebrities (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention (TV Series) · as Self - Optics Expert |
| 2010 | Sky Midnight News (TV Series) · as Self - Space Scientist |
| 2009 | Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Reporter |
| 2006 | CBeebies Bedtime Stories (TV Series) · as Self - Storyteller |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential (TV Series) · as Self - Space Scientist |
| 2004 | Strictly - It Takes Two (TV Series) · as Self - Friday Panel |
| 2003 | QI (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Imagine... (TV Series) · as Self - Space Scientist |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Space Scientist |
| 1998 | Robot Wars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Sky World News (TV Series) · as Self - Space Scientist |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Countdown (TV Series) · as Self - Dictionary Corner |
| 1957 | The Sky At Night (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |