28th December 2023 – Live on BBC 5 Live Breakfast talking about Artemis 2 and other exciting launches to look out for in 2024 (7.55am).
14th December 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Lancashire and BBC Radio Cumbria talking with Nish about the Geminid meteor shower and how best to watch it (2.20pm).
13th December 2023 – Written comments for a journalist at the I newspaper on “reasons to be optimistic in 2024” about what to look out for next year in space.
11th December 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Lancashire and BBC Radio Cumbria talking with Nish about the recent coronal hole that opened up on the Sun (4.20pm).
19th November 2023 – live on BBC 5 Live talking about the second test flight by SpaceX of their Starship rocket (8.55am).
19th October 2023 – live on BBC Radio Lancashire talking with Nish about the Orionid meteor shower this weekend and what we might see (if the clouds part long enough!) (4.20pm).
12th October 2023 – live on BBC Radio Lancashire talking with Leanne and Graham about yesterday’s Bennu first-look results press conference at NASA (9.25am).
8th October 2023 – live on BBC Radio Ulster talking with Steven Rainey about space junk, why the FCC fine was significant, why space junk is a problem, and what we can do about it (12.15pm, here’s the episode, scroll to 1h10m).
3rd October 2023 – pre-record for CBC’s As It Happens programme talking about the FCC fine for Dish Networks over their failure to move Echostar-7 to the intended disposal orbit.
3rd October 2023 – live on BBC TV News talking about the FCC fine for Dish Networks over their failure to move Echostar-7 to the intended disposal orbit (3.45pm).
3rd October 2023 – live on BBC 5 Live talking with Naga about the FCC fine for Dish Networks over their failure to move Echostar-7 to the intended disposal orbit (12.25pm).
3rd October 2023 – pre-record for BBC Word Service Newshour talking with James about the FCC fine for Dish Networks over their failure to move Echostar-7 to the intended disposal orbit (here’s the episode, audio also clipped on BBC website).
3rd October 2023 – live on BBC Radio 4 Today talking to Mishal Husain about the FCC fine for Dish Networks over their failure to move Echostar-7 to the intended disposal orbit (here’s the episode, 8.20am, comments also used in article on BBC News website).
22nd September 2023 – BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester talking about OSIRIS-REx returning samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth (5.52pm).
22nd September 2023 – live on BBC Radio Humberside talking about OSIRIS-REx returning samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth (5.45pm).
22nd September 2023 – live on BBC Radio Leeds talking about OSIRIS-REx returning samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth (5.38pm).
22nd September 2023 – live on BBC Radio Lancashire talking about OSIRIS-REx returning samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth (5.22pm).
22nd September 2023 – live on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire talking about OSIRIS-REx returning samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth (5.15pm).
22nd September 2023 – live on BBC Radio Derby talking about OSIRIS-REx returning samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth (5.08pm).
22nd September 2023 – BBC Radio Berkshire talking about OSIRIS-REx returning samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth (5pm, pre-record).
22nd September 2023 – Pre-record for BBC Radio Scotland talking about OSIRIS-REx returning samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth.
11th September 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Lancashire talking with Nish about Comet Nishimura (4.10pm).
27th August 2023 – Part of the interview from BBC 5 Live, commentating on the Chandrayaan-3 landing earlier in the week, was selected for inclusion in BBC Radio 4’s Pick of the Week! (here’s the episode) Re-plays have also appeared on BBC Radio 2, and other BBC local radio stations around the country.
23rd August 2023 – Written comments on the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 for The Times (here’s the article – although it’s behind a paywall).
23rd August 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Lancashire talking with Nish about the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon (2.05pm, here’s the episode).
23rd August 2023 – Live on BBC 5 Live commentating on the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon in real-time (1.25pm, here’s the episode).
13th August 2023 – Live on BBC TV News talking about the Perseid meteor shower (6.20pm).
8th August 2023 – Live on BBC TV News talking about NASA’s latest updates on the Artemis II mission, scheduled for late 2024 (8.40pm).
27th July 2023 – Live on BBC 5 Live (and BBC 2/BBC News) talking with Nicky Campbell, a panel of guests, and listeners about yesterday’s US Congressional hearing on UAPs (aka UFOs), 10-11am.
31st May 2023 – Pre-record talking with Joe on BBC Radio Lancashire about the plume coming from Enceladus as seen by JWST.
23rd May 2023 – Live on BBC Radio 5 Live Drive talking with Tony about SN2023ixf in M101, 5.50pm.
24th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio 4 talking to James Coomarasamy on The World Tonight about the aurora seen across the country last night, 10.25pm.
20th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Wales Drive talking to Gareth Lewis about the launch attempt (and rapid unscheduled disassembly) of SpaceX’s Starship, 5.50pm.
17th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Wales Drive talking to Gareth Lewis about the launch attempt of SpaceX’s Starship, 5.25pm.
13th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire talking about the postponed launch of JUICE, 5.22pm.
13th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Berkshire talking about the postponed launch of JUICE, 4.52pm.
13th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Leeds talking about the postponed launch of JUICE, 4.45pm.
13th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Oxford talking about the postponed launch of JUICE, 4.38pm.
13th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio 3CR talking about the postponed launch of JUICE, 4.30pm.
13th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester talking about the postponed launch of JUICE, 4.22pm.
13th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Lancashire talking about the postponed launch of JUICE, 4.08pm.
13th April 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Manchester talking about the postponed launch of JUICE, 3.45pm.
28th February 2023 – Live on The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4 talking with Julian Worricker about how to set a time standard for the Moon, 22.40pm (here’s the episode, skip to the last five minutes, just after the Pink Floyd intro!!!).
24th February 2023 – Live on BBC Wales Drive talking about the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in the night sky, and how to watch as they come closer together over the next week or so, 5.50pm.
27th January 2023 – Live on BBC World News talking about the close encounter with asteroid 2023 BU overnight, 1.40pm GMT.
25th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Derby talking about the comet, 4.05pm.
25th January 2023 – Live on Good Morning Scotland on BBC Radio Scotland talking about comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the sky right now, 7.40am.
24th January 2023 – Live on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 talking with Amol Rajan about comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the sky right now, 8.56am (here’s the episode).
20th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester talking about the upcoming launch of ESA’s Juice mission to Jupiter, as well as the increase in light pollution, 5.52pm.
20th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Leeds talking about the upcoming launch of ESA’s Juice mission to Jupiter, as well as the increase in light pollution, 5.38pm.
20th January 2023 – Live on BBC Three Counties Radio talking about the upcoming launch of ESA’s Juice mission to Jupiter, as well as the increase in light pollution, 5.30pm.
20th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Berkshire talking about the upcoming launch of ESA’s Juice mission to Jupiter, as well as the increase in light pollution, 5.22pm.
20th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio West Midlands talking about the upcoming launch of ESA’s Juice mission to Jupiter, as well as the increase in light pollution, 5.15pm.
20th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Lincolnshire talking about the upcoming launch of ESA’s Juice mission to Jupiter, as well as the increase in light pollution, 5.08pm.
10th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Berkshire talking about last night’s Virgin Orbit launch attempt from Spaceport Cornwall, 4.52pm.
10th January 2023 – Live on BBC West Midlands Radio talking about last night’s Virgin Orbit launch attempt from Spaceport Cornwall, 4.45pm.
10th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Gloucester talking about last night’s Virgin Orbit launch attempt from Spaceport Cornwall, 4.38pm.
10th January 2023 – Live on BBC Three Counties Radio talking about last night’s Virgin Orbit launch attempt from Spaceport Cornwall, 4.30pm.
10th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Leeds talking about last night’s Virgin Orbit launch attempt from Spaceport Cornwall, 4.22pm.
10th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Wiltshire talking about last night’s Virgin Orbit launch attempt from Spaceport Cornwall, 4.15pm.
10th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Derby talking about last night’s Virgin Orbit launch attempt from Spaceport Cornwall, 4.08pm.
10th January 2023 – Live on BBC Radio Manchester talking about last night’s Virgin Orbit launch attempt from Spaceport Cornwall, 3.45pm.