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| image = Brian Cox physicist.jpg | |image = Brian Cox physicist.jpg | ||
| birth date = [[3 March (people)|3 March]] [[1968 (people)|1968]] | |birth date = [[3 March (people)|3 March]] [[1968 (people)|1968]] | ||
| role = [[Brian Cox|Himself]] | |role = [[Brian Cox|Himself]] | ||
| job title = [[Actor]], [[presenter]] | |job title = [[Actor]], [[presenter]] | ||
| story = ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'' | |story = {{il|''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]''|''[[A Night with the Stars (TV story)|A Night with the Stars]]''}} | ||
| time = 2012 | |time = 2012-2013 | ||
| non dwu = ''Wonders of Life'', ''Wonders of the Solar System'', ''Wonders of the Universe'', ''Human Universe'', ''Forces of Nature'' | |non dwu = ''Wonders of Life'', ''Wonders of the Solar System'', ''Wonders of the Universe'', ''Human Universe'', ''Forces of Nature'' | ||
| imdb = 2207118 | |imdb = 2207118 | ||
| official site = | |official site = | ||
| twitter = ProfBrianCox | |twitter = ProfBrianCox | ||
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'''Brian Edward Cox''' (born [[3 March (people)|3 March]] [[1968 (people)|1968]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/sep/14/cern.particlephysics The Observer]</ref>) is a physicist and former musician who has presented a number of BBC documentaries. | '''Brian Edward Cox''' (born [[3 March (people)|3 March]] [[1968 (people)|1968]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/sep/14/cern.particlephysics The Observer]</ref>) is a physicist and former musician who has presented a number of BBC documentaries. | ||
In [[2012 (releases)|2012]], Cox portrayed a [[Brian Cox|fictionalised version of himself]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' | In [[2012 (releases)|2012]], Cox portrayed a [[Brian Cox|fictionalised version of himself]] in the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' television episode ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]''. On [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]], he presented the [[BBC Two]] documentary ''[[The Science of Doctor Who (2013 documentary)|The Science of Doctor Who]]'', and played himself in the documentary's associated minisode ''[[A Night with the Stars (TV story)|A Night with the Stars]]''. He also appeared via archive footage in the ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]'' episode ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]''. | ||
As a musician, he was a member of the band {{w|D Ream|D:Ream}}, whose song "{{w|Things Can Only Get Better (D:Ream song)|Things Can Only Get Better}}" was played in the ''A Night with the Stars'' minisode. | As a musician, he was a member of the band {{w|D Ream|D:Ream}}, whose song "{{w|Things Can Only Get Better (D:Ream song)|Things Can Only Get Better}}" was played in the ''A Night with the Stars'' minisode. | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:BAFTA award nominees]] | [[Category:BAFTA award nominees]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:28, 3 November 2024
- You may be looking for his in-universe counterpart or the actor who voiced the Ood Elder.
Brian Edward Cox (born 3 March 1968[1]) is a physicist and former musician who has presented a number of BBC documentaries.
In 2012, Cox portrayed a fictionalised version of himself in the Doctor Who television episode The Power of Three. On 14 November 2013, he presented the BBC Two documentary The Science of Doctor Who, and played himself in the documentary's associated minisode A Night with the Stars. He also appeared via archive footage in the Class episode Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart.
As a musician, he was a member of the band D:Ream, whose song "Things Can Only Get Better" was played in the A Night with the Stars minisode.
