Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Born: March 3, 1968
in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Brian Edward Cox, OBE, is a British particle physicist, a Royal Society University Research Fellow and a professor at the University of Manchester. He is a member of the High Energy Physics group at the University of Manchester, and works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland. He is working on the R&D project of the FP420 experiment in an international collaboration to upgrade the ATLAS and the CMS experiment by installing additional, smaller detectors at a distance of 420 metres from the interaction points of the main experiments.

Movies for Brian Cox...

A Symphonic Odyssey with Professor Brian Cox
Title: A Symphonic Odyssey with Professor Brian Cox
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: January 2, 2024
Type: Movie
Explore the secrets of the universe with Professor Brian Cox in this special event that combines ground-breaking science with the power of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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Title: Life's Big Questions
Character: Self
Released: November 3, 2022
Type: TV
Ever wondered how big the Universe is or if zoos should exist?
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Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars
Title: Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars
Released: June 17, 2022
Type: Movie
With unique access to Nasa, Brian Cox follows Perseverance rover’s search for life on Mars during a critical seven-day period as it undertakes an epic journey across the red planet.
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Title: Universe
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: October 27, 2021
Type: TV
Professor Brian Cox journeys across the vastness of time and space revealing epic moments of sheer drama that changed the universe forever.
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Title: Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: May 30, 2021
Type: TV
Brian Cox tackles some of the most challenging and intriguing questions facing science today by using his best material from past programmes and the latest scientific research.
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Title: Mandy
Character: Professor Brian Cox
Released: August 13, 2020
Type: TV
Mandy is a woman with dreams. Big dreams. Most of all she dreams of breeding Doberman Pinchers. But there are hurdles to overcome before that dream can become a reality. In the series we'll see her go on a health kick, rent out her small back bedroom on Airbnb and attempt a series of short-lived jobs in the modern gig economy.
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Title: The Infinite Monkey Cage
Character: Presenter
Released: February 12, 2020
Type: TV
Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a close encounter of the first kind with comedian Lucy Beaumont, astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Prof Tim O’Brien and science presenter Dallas Cambell to ask if UFOs and aliens have visited Earth.
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A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Title: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Character: Self
Released: September 26, 2019
Type: Movie
When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.
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Stargazing: Moon and Beyond
Title: Stargazing: Moon and Beyond
Character: Self
Released: July 16, 2019
Type: Movie
Stargazing celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing mission. Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro imagine future space exploration, see what it takes to become an astronaut and investigate Australia's space agency.
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The Day We Walked on the Moon
Title: The Day We Walked on the Moon
Character: Self
Released: July 8, 2019
Type: Movie
On July 16, 1969, hundreds of thousands of spectators and an army of reporters gathered at Cape Kennedy to witness one of the great spectacles of the century: the launch of Apollo 11. Over the next few days, the world watched on with wonder and rapture as humankind prepared for its "one giant leap" onto the moon--and into history. Witness this incredible day, presented through stunning, remastered footage and interviews that takes you behind-the-scenes and inside the spacecraft, Mission Control, and the homes of the astronaut's families.
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Title: The Planets
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: May 28, 2019
Type: TV
Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
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Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Title: Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Character: Narrator (archive sound)
Released: March 20, 2019
Type: Movie
How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of our planet and our universe may ultimately be. We start in 2019 and travel exponentially through time, witnessing the future of Earth, the death of the sun, the end of all stars, proton decay, zombie galaxies, possible future civilizations, exploding black holes, the effects of dark energy, alternate universes, the final fate of the cosmos - to name a few.
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The Infinite Monkey Cage: 100th Episode TV Special
Title: The Infinite Monkey Cage: 100th Episode TV Special
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: July 13, 2018
Type: Movie
Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 100th episode of their hit science/comedy show, by inviting some very well known monkey cage alumni to join them. Brian Blessed, Eric Idle, Katy Brand, Dave Gorman and Andy Hamilton (to name a few) take to the stage to consider what has been learnt since Episode 1, back in November 2009. Joining them are science royalty, including Alice Roberts, American astrophysicist Neil De Grasse Tyson, Prof Sue Black and Prof Fay Dowker, to look at the big scientific discoveries that have happened in the time since Brian and Robin first hit the airwaves.
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Title: Back to Earth: Stargazing Live
Character: Self - Host
Released: May 22, 2018
Type: TV
Following each night's Stargazing Live broadcast on ABC, Back to Earth allows viewers to journey deeper into the ideas explored on the main show and ask questions of both Brian Cox and a panel of expert scientists.
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Title: Tomorrow's World: People of Science
Character: Host
Released: January 10, 2018
Type: TV
Explore the future with a series of programmes and interactive digital content. Hosted by Brian Cox.
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The 21st Century Race For Space
Title: The 21st Century Race For Space
Character: Self
Released: September 5, 2017
Type: Movie
A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But surprisingly, some of the boldest efforts at putting humans into space are now those of private companies started by a handful of maverick billionaire businessmen. Beyond mass space travel, and even space mining and manufacturing, the dream of Elon Musk and others is true space exploration. His company, SpaceX, already delivers supplies to the International Space Station, and their next step is delivering astronauts too. But their true ambition is to ensure the survival of the human race by crossing our solar system and colonizing Mars in the next decade. Could commercial spaceflight companies eventually make us a space-faring civilization?
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Title: Stargazing Live
Character: Self - Host
Released: April 4, 2017
Type: TV
Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro will be joined by scientists and personalities to inspire Australia to explore our solar system. Live from Siding Spring Observatory they will tackle astronomy's most intriguing questions.
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Title: Brian Cox: Life Of A Universe
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: March 7, 2017
Type: TV
Professor Brian Cox comes to Australia to tackle the biggest story of them all - how did the Universe come into being? Do the laws of physics for our universe inexorably lead to the existence of us?
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The Entire Universe
Title: The Entire Universe
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: December 26, 2016
Type: Movie
Eric Idle persuades Professor Brian Cox to present a lecture on the birth of the entire universe. Brian soon realises Eric is actually hosting a comedy and musical extravaganza.
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Title: John Bishop: In Conversation With...
Character: Himself
Released: September 1, 2016
Type: TV
A three series talk show. With the host in conversation with people whom he admires.
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Title: Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: July 4, 2016
Type: TV
Professor Brian Cox goes on a grand tour of the planet to explain how the Earth's beauty is created by just a handful of forces.
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Absolutely Anything
Title: Absolutely Anything
Character: Self
Released: June 26, 2015
Type: Movie
Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.
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Title: StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Character: Self
Released: April 20, 2015
Type: TV
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Weekly topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment. Tyson is an astrophysicist with a gifted ability to connect with everyone, inspiring us all to to "keep looking up."
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Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Title: Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Character: Self
Released: November 13, 2014
Type: Movie
With unprecedented access, this program reveals the humour, chaos and passion that went into bringing the Flying Circus to the stage cumulating in the legendary One Down, Five To Go.
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Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape
Title: Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape
Character: Self
Released: November 9, 2014
Type: Movie
Professor Brian Cox is joined by two of his heroes, the actor Brian Blessed and Professor Alice Roberts. On the agenda are his TV idols from both science fiction and science fact, as well as a whole universe of other stuff.
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Title: Human Universe
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: TV
Professor Brian Cox asks the biggest questions we can ask. Are we alone? Why are we here? What is our future? Join him in a stunning celebration of human life as he explores our origins, our place and our destiny in the universe.
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Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Title: Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Character: Self
Released: July 20, 2014
Type: Movie
Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! - With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
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Title: W1A
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 2014
Type: TV
The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position it confidently for the future, in particular for Licence Fee Renegotiation and Charter Renewal in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
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The Science of Doctor Who
Title: The Science of Doctor Who
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: November 14, 2013
Type: Movie
For one night only, Professor Brian Cox takes an audience of celebrity guests and members of the public on a journey into the wonderful universe of the Doctor, from the lecture hall of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Drawing on the latest theories as well as 200 years of scientific discoveries and the genius of Einstein, Brian tries to answer the classic questions raised by the Doctor. Can you really travel in time? Does extra-terrestrial life exist in our galaxy? And how do you build something as fantastical as the TARDIS?
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Title: Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
Character: Self
Released: September 18, 2013
Type: TV
Each week, Julia will invite one of Australia’s finest comics to take a trip down Memory Lane. And Memory Bus Route. And Memory Bike Path. Julia and her guest will make their way from the seat of childhood memories, the family home, through the surrounding neighbourhood and all the way to the school gate, reliving formative moments, talking about life, love and achievement, about the past, present and future. What Julia discovers about her guests will explain, well, almost everything. Time-travelling guests Carl Barron, Noeline Brown, John Safran, Alan Brough and Shane Jacobson will share with Julia where they stacked their first bike, stole their first kiss and learned the art of a withering comeback.
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Title: Science Britannica
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: September 18, 2013
Type: TV
Professor Brian Cox embarks on a mission to guide viewers through 350 years of British science, laying bare what science really is, who the people are who practise it, and how it connects to the past, present and future of each of us.
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Title: Wonders of Life
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: January 27, 2013
Type: TV
Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.
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Title: Stargazing Live Back To Earth
Character: Co-Presenter
Released: January 16, 2012
Type: TV
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A Night with the Stars
Title: A Night with the Stars
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: December 18, 2011
Type: Movie
For one night only, Professor Brian Cox goes unplugged in a specially recorded programme from the lecture theatre of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. In his own inimitable style, Brian takes an audience of famous faces, scientists and members of the public on a journey through some of the most challenging concepts in physics. With the help of Jonathan Ross, Simon Pegg, Sarah Millican and James May, Brian shows how diamonds - the hardest material in nature - are made up of nothingness; how things can be in an infinite number of places at once; why everything we see or touch in the universe exists; and how a diamond in the heart of London is in communication with the largest diamond in the cosmos.
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Title: The Jonathan Ross Show
Character: Self
Released: September 3, 2011
Type: TV
The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 and currently airs on Saturday evenings following the conclusion of Ross' BBC One chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in July 2010.
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Title: Wonders of the Universe
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: March 6, 2011
Type: TV
Professor Brian Cox reveals how the fundamental scientific principles and laws explain not only the story of the universe but also answer mankind's greatest questions.
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Title: Adam Hills Tonight
Character: Self
Released: February 9, 2011
Type: TV
Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight has all the usual talk show trimmings – celebrity guests, great comedy and live music - with all the excitement and spontaneity you’d expect from one of the country’s best live comedians.
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Title: Stargazing Live
Character: Co-Presenter
Released: January 3, 2011
Type: TV
Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain are at Jodrell Bank Observatory, and joined by special guests to bring you the latest news and the best views of the night sky.
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The Invocation
Title: The Invocation
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 2010
Type: Movie
An exploration of the notion of 'God' and World Peace through Religion, Spirituality, History, Science, Politics and Arts.
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Title: Wonders of the Solar System
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: March 7, 2010
Type: TV
In this spellbinding series, Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.
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40 Years on the Moon
Title: 40 Years on the Moon
Character: Presenter
Released: July 9, 2009
Type: Movie
From the BBC's space fanatic James Burke testing out the latest Nasa equipment to 1960s interviews about the bacon-flavoured crystals that astronauts can survive on in space, to the iconic images of man's first steps on the moon and the dramatic story of Apollo 13, Horizon and the BBC have covered it all.
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Do You Know What Time It Is?
Title: Do You Know What Time It Is?
Released: December 2, 2008
Type: Movie
Particle physicist Professor Brian Cox asks, 'What time is it?' It's a simple question and it sounds like it has a simple answer. But do we really know what it is that we're asking? He investigates the concept of time, exploring its origins and its limits, and questioning whether travelling through it will ever be possible. Brian visits the ancient Mayan pyramids in Mexico where the Maya built temples to time. He finds out that a day is never 24 hours and meets Earth's very own Director of Time. He journeys to the beginning of time, and goes beyond within the realms of string theory, and explores the very limit of time. He discovers that we not only travel through time at the speed of light,but the experience we feel as the passing of time could be an illusion.
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The Big Bang Machine
Title: The Big Bang Machine
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: August 23, 2008
Type: Movie
Professor Brian Cox visits Geneva to take a look around Cern's Large Hadron Collider before this vast, 27km long machine is sealed off and a simulation experiment begins to try and create the conditions that existed just a billionth of a second after the Big Bang. Cox joins the scientists who hope that the LHC will change our understanding of the early universe and solve some of its mysteries.
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Title: Q&A
Character: Self - Panellist
Released: May 22, 2008
Type: TV
Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about democracy in action - the audience gets to ask the questions.
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What on Earth is Wrong With Gravity
Title: What on Earth is Wrong With Gravity
Character: Narrator
Released: January 29, 2008
Type: Movie
That might seem a bizarre statement, coming a century after Einstein showed that gravity is the result of matter warping space and time around it.
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Title: Would I Lie to You?
Character: Self
Released: June 16, 2007
Type: TV
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
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Title: The One Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: August 14, 2006
Type: TV
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
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End Day
Title: End Day
Character: Self
Released: April 21, 2005
Type: Movie
An exploration into the various ways in which, within the circumstances of one day, civilisation could be brought to an abrupt end..
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Self - Host
Released: March 26, 2005
Type: TV
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Title: QI
Character: Self
Released: September 11, 2003
Type: TV
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
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MiP: The Journey Across the Universe
Title: MiP: The Journey Across the Universe
Character: Brian Cox (voice)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A product of a distant planet, hundreds of miniature robots nicknamed "MiP" are built and scattered across the galaxy to assist in the evolution of habitable planets, with one of the hundreds being Earth.
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Holst: The Planets with Professor Brian Cox
Title: Holst: The Planets with Professor Brian Cox
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ben Gernon, performs Gustav Holst’s masterpiece, The Planets, at the Barbican, 100 years after its composition. Professor Brian Cox introduces each movement against a backdrop of the very latest in planetary imagery.