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Jim Al-Khalili

Known for acting · Born 20 September 1962 · 64 · Baghdad, Iraq

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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

The Secret Life of Chaos

2010

The Beginning and End of the Universe

2016

Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives

2017

Cunk on Life

2024

Everything and Nothing

2011

Cunk on...

2018

The Secrets of Quantum Physics

2014

Unser Universum - Geburt und Untergang

2017

Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?

2011

The Science of Doctor Who

2013

Secrets of the Solar System

2020

The Joy of AI

2018

Acting (35)

2025Secrets of the BrainSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
2024Cunk on LifeSelfFilm
2023Rapid Motion Through Space: An Incomplete History of SpeedHimselfFilm
2022Secrets of Size: Atoms to SupergalaxiesSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2021Jim Al-Khalili's Guide to Life, the Universe and EverythingSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2020Secrets of the Solar SystemNarrator · 8 episodesSeries
2019Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the WorldSelf - Presenter · 6 episodesSeries
2018Cunk on...Self - Professor of Public Engagement in Science · 4 episodesSeries
2018The Joy of AISelf - PresenterFilm
2017Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our LivesHimself - PresenterFilm
2017The Amazing World of GravityFilm
2017Amazing GravitySelf · 2 episodesSeries
2016The Beginning and End of the UniverseHimself - PresenterFilm
2016The Beginning and End of the UniverseSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2016Light and DarkSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
2015Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside SellafieldHimself - PresenterFilm
2014The Secrets of Quantum PhysicsSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
2013The Science of Doctor WhoSelfFilm
2012Order and DisorderSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
2012The Science of Doctor WhoFilm
2011Shock and Awe: The Story of ElectricitySelf - Presenter · 3 episodesSeries
2011Pointless CelebritiesSelfSeries
2011Everything and NothingSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
2011Everything and NothingJim Al-KhaliliFilm
2011Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?Film
2011A Night with the StarsSelfFilm
2011A Night with the StarsParticipantSeries
2010The Secret Life of ChaosHimself - PresenterFilm
2010Chemistry: A Volatile HistorySelf - Presenter · 3 episodesSeries
2010Genius of BritainPresenter · 5 episodesSeries
2009Science And IslamSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesSeries
2009Science and IslamPresented byFilm
2008Lost Horizons: The Big BangGuest StarFilm
2007AtomPresenter · 3 episodesSeries
1964HorizonSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries

Crew (3)

2011Shock and Awe: The Story of ElectricityPresenterSeries
2011Everything and NothingPresenterSeries
2009Science and IslamPresenterFilm

Directing (1)

2017Unser Universum - Geburt und UntergangDirectorSeries

Writing (1)

2014The Secrets of Quantum PhysicsWriterSeries