Brian Blessed + Brian Cox bbc4 now

The physicist is joined by two of his heroes, actor Brian Blessed and Professor Alice Roberts. Together, they talk about Cox's TV idols - from the worlds of science fiction and science fact - as well as a whole selection of other topics

Ah... Alice Alice!

A brighter, non-poker playing Victoria Coren.

And an irritation factor of zero

Roberts lives near Bristol with her daughter, son and husband,[37] whom she met in Cardiff in 1997 when she was a medical student and he was an archaeology student.[2][8][13][24][38] She is a vegetarian[39] and an atheist.[40]

Roberts enjoys watercolour painting, surfing, cycling, gardening, and pub quizzes.[2] Roberts is an organiser of the Cheltenham Science Festival and school outreach programmes within the University of Bristol's Medical Sciences Division.[5] In March 2007, she hosted the Bristol Medical School's charity dance show Clicendales 2007, to raise funds for the charity CLIC Sargent.[41]

Roberts took her baby daughter with her when touring for the six-months filming of Digging for Britain.[30]

Roberts is a humanist and a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association.