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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Known For
Acting History
2025
Secrets of the Brain as Self - Presenter
2024Cunk on Life as Self
2023Rapid Motion Through Space: An Incomplete History of Speed as Himself
2022Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies as Self
2021Jim Al-Khalili's Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything as Self
2020Secrets of the Solar System as Narrator
2019Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World as Self - Presenter
2018The Joy of AI as Self - Presenter
2018Cunk on... as Self - Professor of Public Engagement in Science
2017Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives as Himself - Presenter
2017The Amazing World of Gravity
2017Amazing Gravity as Self
2016Light and Dark as Self - Presenter
2016The Beginning and End of the Universe as Himself - Presenter
2016The Beginning and End of the Universe as Self
2015Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield as Himself - Presenter
2014The Secrets of Quantum Physics as Self - Presenter
2013The Science of Doctor Who as Self
2012Order and Disorder as Self - Presenter
2012The Science of Doctor Who
2011A Night with the Stars as Participant
2011A Night with the Stars as Self
2011Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity as Self - Presenter
2011Pointless Celebrities as Self
2011Everything and Nothing as Jim Al-Khalili
2011Everything and Nothing as Self - Presenter
2011Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?
2010Genius of Britain as Presenter
2010Chemistry: A Volatile History as Self - Presenter
2010The Secret Life of Chaos as Himself - Presenter
2009Science And Islam as Self - Presenter
2008Lost Horizons: The Big Bang as Guest Star
2007Atom as Presenter
—Science and Islam