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Professor Brian Cox chooses the Tracks of My Years all this week with Ken.

Brian Cox, OBE, is a professor of particle physics at the University Of Manchester and The Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. Born and raised in Oldham, he initially embarked on a music career, playing keyboards with D:Ream, who released the number one hit 'Things Can Only Get Better' in 1994. During that time, Cox began to study physics at the University of Manchester, eventually making a transition from aspiring pop idol to science star.

A charismatic speaker, he has been an ever-present personality on the ´óÏó´«Ã½. In 2009, Cox and comedian Robin Ince also began co-hosting the popular ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 show 'Infinite Monkey Cage', which takes an irreverent look at the world through scientists’ eyes.

In 2012, Brian was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Huddersfield. He also holds two Guinness World Records – Most Tickets Sold For A Science Show and Most Tickets Sold For A Science Tour – which he continually breaks, as he did with his 2019 sell-out live tour Universal: Adventures In Space And Time.

He's currently in the middle of a new tour called 'Horizons', which promises to take us 'on a dazzling cinematic journey', and is the story of how we came to be and what we can become. Using state-of-the-art LED screen technology arenas will be filled with images of far-away galaxies, alien worlds, supermassive black holes and a time before the Big Bang.

The final two tracks Brian has chosen come from Public Service Broadcasting and Bob Dylan.

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