In Episode 48, Ben speaks to Dallas Campbell, a British television presenter and television and stage actor, best known as a presenter on the Channel 5 series The Gadget Show in 2008 and the BBC One science series Bang Goes the Theory from 2009 to 2012. He is a well known science communicator who had just got back from filming a new series on Hydrogen.
In this episode, Ben and Dallas discuss science communication, space documentaries, private space companies, the significance of Artemis and the excitement about the UK having a "Space launch" capability.
What you will hear in this episode
Introducing Dallas Campbell
His series on Hydrogen and his career to date (The Gadget Show and Bang Goes the Theory)
Contact with former presenters
Space shows
Science communication
The Artemis era, compared to Apollo
Privatisation of the space industry (SpaceX and Blue Origin)
UK space launch capability (Spaceport Cornwall)
Ad Astra: Illustrated Space
Space documentaries
Supersized Earth, 10 years on: projects like Neom, and is it time for a second series?
Hyperloop
Dallas's podcast, Patented: A History of Inventions
Space Bar with Astro Agency
Follow Dallas Campbell
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