Biography
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!
Filmography
all 24
self 22
TV Shows 19
Movies 5
Alien Files: Reopened (2023)
I Literally Just Told You (2021)
Strangest Things (2021)
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig (2021)
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (2020)
The Infinite Monkey Cage (2020)
Richard Osman's House of Games (2017)
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit (2016)
Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)
CBeebies Stargazing (2014)
World's Top 5 (2012)
The Science of Doctor Who (2012)
In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World (2012)
Stargazing Live Back To Earth (2012)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011)
Brave New World with Stephen Hawking (2011)
Pointless Celebrities (2011)
Apollo 17: The Untold Story of the Last Men on the Moon (2011)
Do We Really Need the Moon? (2011)
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention (2010)
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention (2010)
Would I Lie to You? (2007)
QI (2003)
The Sky at Night (1957)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1968-03-09 (56 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesLondon Borough of Camden · Guildford, United Kingdom
Also Known AsDr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Awardshonorary doctor of the University of Bath, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Kelvin Prize, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, honorary doctorate
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