Jim Al-Khalili
Biography
Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili (Arabic: جميل صادق الخليلي; born September 20, 1962) is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist and science populariser. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media.
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Movies (14)
Cunk on Life
as Self
2024
Rapid Motion Through Space: An Incomplete History of Speed
as Himself
2023
The Joy of AI
as Self - Presenter
2018
Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives
as Himself - Presenter
2017
The Amazing World of Gravity
2017
The Beginning and End of the Universe
as Himself - Presenter
2016
Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
as Himself - Presenter
2015
The Science of Doctor Who
as Self
2013
The Science of Doctor Who
2012
A Night with the Stars
as Self
2011
Everything and Nothing
as Jim Al-Khalili
2011
Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?
2011
The Secret Life of Chaos
as Himself - Presenter
2010
Lost Horizons: The Big Bang
as Guest Star
2008
TV Shows (21)
Secrets of the Brain
as Self - Presenter
2025
Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies
as Self
2022
Jim Al-Khalili's Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything
as Self
2021
Secrets of the Solar System
as Narrator
2020
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
as Self - Presenter
2019
Cunk on...
as Self - Professor of Public Engagement in Science
2018
Unser Universum - Geburt und Untergang
Director (Directing)
2017
Amazing Gravity
as Self
2017
Light and Dark
as Self - Presenter
2016
The Beginning and End of the Universe
as Self
2016
The Secrets of Quantum Physics
as Self - Presenter
2014
Order and Disorder
as Self - Presenter
2012
A Night with the Stars
as Participant
2011
Everything and Nothing
Presenter (Crew)
2011
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
as Self - Presenter
2011
Pointless Celebrities
as Self
2011
Everything and Nothing
as Self - Presenter
2011
Genius of Britain
as Presenter
2010
Chemistry: A Volatile History
as Self - Presenter
2010
Science And Islam
as Self - Presenter
2009
Atom
as Presenter
2007