Andrew Coates
Professor of Physics and Deputy Director in charge of the Solar System at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London
3 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Carolin Crawford
Covers topics in categories such as:
Solar Wind
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the phenomenon behind the auroras at Earth's poles, the stream of charged particles spreading out from the Sun to the border of the solar system.
23 January 2020
Also featuring: Helen Mason, Tim Horbury
Venus
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Earth's neighbouring planet, once thought very similar but now known to be extremely volcanic with a surface temperature of 450C.
27 December 2018
Also featuring: Carolin Crawford, Colin Wilson
Saturn
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Saturn, the most distant planet easily visible to the human eye, with over 60 moons and, with its rings, one of the most striking sights in space.
14 January 2016
Also featuring: Carolin Crawford, Michele Dougherty