TV/radio

Will is an experienced presenter and appears regularly on radio and television to discuss and promote astronomy and space. He has appeared on BBC and ITV news, Channel Five’s The Gadget Show and the BBC’s flagship astronomy programme The Sky At Night. He currently presents Sky At Night Magazine’s monthly video podcast.

Previous television appearances

The Sky at Night

Will has appeared as a guest several times on the BBC’s long-running astronomy programme The Sky at Night, talking about all sorts of astronomical subjects — from observing distant galaxies and star clusters to chasing a total solar eclipse. Episodes Will has appeared in include: Turkish Delight, Glorious Galaxies and Autumn Sky.

The Gadget Show

Will has also acted as an on-screen astronomy expert for Channel 5′s The Gadget Show. As part of a special telescope test Will helped presenter Jon Bentley assess three amateur telescopes. You can watch the whole film, and find out which scope came out on top, on The Gadget Show website.

Media enquiries

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Sky at Night Magazine vodcast

Will presents Sky at Night Magazine‘s regular astronomy vodcast. A small selection of sample episodes are embedded below.

Astronomy Photographer of the Year  2011

Will reports from the results night of the 2011 Astronomy Photographer of the Years awards. The video features an interview with the overall winner of the competition, Damian Peach.

Summertime astronomy

In this episode Will looks at what’s visible in the night sky during the northern hemisphere’s summer months. From galaxies to star clusters, nebulae to noctilucent clouds, there’s lots to look out for.

Chasing the aurora

The Northern Lights are one of nature’s most spectacular sights. In this episode Will travels deep into the Article Circle to the village of Karesuvanto, in Finland, in the hope of spotting the elusive aurora borealis.