Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 9, 1968
Place of Birth:
Islington, London, England, UK
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock
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!
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Last Swim | Self |
| 2025 | Finding Father Christmas | Self |
| 2012 | The Science of Doctor Who | |
| 2012 | In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World | Herself - Presenter |
| 2011 | Do We Really Need the Moon? | Host |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alien Files: Reopened | Self - Physicist & Space Scientist |
| 2021 | I Literally Just Told You | Self - Question Writer |
| 2021 | Strangest Things | Self - Space Scientist |
| 2020 | Michael McIntyre's The Wheel | Self - Expert |
| 2020 | The Infinite Monkey Cage | Panellist |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games | Self - Contestant |
| 2016 | Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit | |
| 2011 | Pointless Celebrities | Self |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Participant |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? | Self |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential | Self |
| 2003 | QI | Self |
| 1957 | The Sky at Night | Self - Presenter |
| 1957 | The Sky at Night |