Brian Cox: The 20 Billion Earth-Like Planets That Could Harbour Life | The Jonathan Ross Show

Professor Brian Cox is a physicist and Professor of Particle Physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester in the UK.

Season 5, Episode 9.
Original Broadcast Date: 7 December 2013

#TheJRshow #BrianCox #Cosmology

[reddyornott]

Brian Cox should get an award for the way he's able to deal with stupid people

[You-are-a-Biff]

Why did they allow a presenter like Jonathan Ross interview Brian Cox 🙈

[abujunayed]

Duno why some are so upset, I think Ross was doing what Ross does best. Keeping things light. Brian Cox has nothing to prove and is also clearly able to have a laugh at someone else's expense. He wasn't there to teach science, just went to have a chat with a funny guy.

[mrashid]

Professor Brian Cox meets a Microbial brain on planet earth!

[gavincurtis]

Why have a scientist on if you don't want to listen and instead attention seek like a kid

[hareecionelson]

I've always thought that a good fantasy story could be written about aliens who live on a slightly smaller planet than Earth, and so are larger and are are capable of slightly more impressive physical feats than on Earth.

With the added benefit of having some quality world building, due to having an entire planet, yet more enclosed than Earth.

[colingenge]

Jonathan is wasting a great opportunity and making it all about his lowbrow humor when Brian has so many more interesting things to say. It’s amazing the brightness tolerating this goof Jonathan.

[wilson]

Brian would
look great
in a 90’s
indie band

[strokenumber]

This could have been interesting if Ross' ego (look at me!) hadn't got in the

[prashp]

This is the best example of “If you are the smartest in a room, you’re in the wrong room.”

[-sn]

What the hell is Ross doing? Completely ruined the entire interview. I had the same feeling watching this as I used to have in school when a stupid plonker classmate would act up and give the teacher a hard time when everyone else is trying to be polite and listen. Absolute cringefest, rude, disgusting behaviour

[SleepyGonzales]

I love the point at which Brian Cox comes to terms with the fact he’s talking to an idiot and just says “yeah…. There’s a kranky planet”

[theresaann]

Brian Cox It's such a gentleman, He didn't lose his patience one time with Jonathan, And you would think Jonathan Could be respectful enough and take somebody serious for a few moments in time.

[tremendousapple]

I don’t think Jonathan’s a bad host in most cases but he was being quite rude in this interview, Brian’s so smart and can tell he loves this subject with all his heart, it’s not hard to stop being the ‘funny guy’ for five minutes and just listen

[callanparsons]

Jonathan always gets involved with his guests and asks questions etc but he didn’t do this for Brian, so I struggle to understand why he invited him to be a guest, I’m a huge fan of Brian cox I’ve even met him he’s a real nice polite friendly person and I feel like Ross disrespected him a lot in this interview

[seantobin]

"I love it when Brian comes on the show"

So you can talk over him?

[maureenackerley]

I wish he would let Professor Brian Cox speak, he is such a brilliant man to listen too.

[Hoganply]

Every time Brian was getting to the meat of a potential discovery's implications, he got cut off with Jonathan's cretinous babble. So infuriating.

[eirik]

It's a shame he interrupted Brian every single time he saw an opportunity to do so.

[spearmint]

I appreciate JR has to get the occasional laugh to entertain the viewers but not every single sentence.
He used a clever and sincere guest like a comics fall guy.