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Dallas is an actor and writer whose curiosity and original mind have led him into a parallel career as one of television’s freshest and funniest talents and broadcasters. His passion for popularising science and for investigating the weirder areas of life, the universe and everything, took him from a background in theatre and film work into researching, writing and presenting authored documentaries for television.

Fearless, engaging and inspiring, he’s a regular contributor to the BBC’s Science magazine Focus, The Times’ Eureka
magazine and has written for The Observer and a guest on BBC Radio 4’s comedy science show The Infinite Monkey Cage, Loose Ends with Clive Anderson and Shaun Keavney’s Breakfast Show (BBC6 Music). He regularly appears on The One Show, BBC Breakfast & The Wright Stuff. His own series include The Treasure Hunters and City In the Sky (BBC2).

Dallas is an Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association in recognition for his work in engaging people with science & technology. He is a judge on their annual Young Scientist & Engineer of the Year awards.