Hermione Cockburn’s expertise, enthusiasm and curiosity make her a natural broadcaster. She specialises in science and history programmes on both radio and television. Recent presenting highlights from 2007 include Coast (BBC2), The Nature of Britain (BBC1 Scotland), and The Secret Life of Reservoirs (BBC Radio 4). She is currently filming a new series for the BBC called Fossil Detectives.
Born in 1973 and brought up in Sussex, Hermione has lived in Scotland on and off for the past 17 years. Her expertise stems from a BSc in geography and a PhD in geomorphology both from the University of Edinburgh, post-doctoral geological research at the University of Melbourne and a year of developing an education service on environmental studies for a visitor attraction. She has carried out extensive fieldwork in Namibia, Australia and Antarctica. She is currently an Associate Lecturer for the Open University in Scotland teaching environmental science.
In 2002 she won the BBC Talent Science on Screen competition. Selected from 1500 entrants and voted the winner after two appearances on the Tomorrow’s World Roadshow on BBC1 she subsequently co-presented the Tomorrow’s World Awards on BBC1.
Hermione has a very clear voice that has been described by one Sunday Times reviewer as ‘exceptionally attractive’! She has presented numerous science features and series for BBC Radio 4 on topics ranging from stomach bacteria to sand dunes, synthetic diamonds and greenhouses. She won the European Radio Award (2007) for Best Writing for Radio with producer Mike Hally for Thomas Midgley: A Cautionary Tale, and the ABSW Award 2005 for Best Radio Programme on a Science Subject with producer Louise Dalziel for The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: The Plague. She also presents packages for Radio 4’s technology series Click On.
In 2005 Hermione co-presented What the Ancients Did for Us for BBC2. Travelling widely from Bahrain to Peru, she presented location reports for What the Mesopotamians Did for Us, What the Greeks Did for Us and What the Maya, Aztec and Inca Did For Us highlighting the scientific legacy of ancient civilisations. Also in 2005, Hermione achieved one of her long held ambitions by joining the team of Rough Science (BBC2) for six high altitude challenges in the Colorado Rocky mountains.
Expert contributions on television and radio have included explanation of British landscapes for Britain’s Finest Natural Wonders (Five), Britain’s Finest View (ITV1), The Ice Age (BBC Radio 4) to geoarchaeology (Time Flyers BBC2) and tsunamis (Things to Come BBC Radio Scotland).
Hermione has presented on Teachers’ TV since it’s launch in February 2005. Credits include How Stressed is Your School?, the annual BETT Reports and over 100 editions of Resource Review.
Born in 1973 and brought up in Sussex, Hermione has lived in Scotland on and off for the past 17 years. Her expertise stems from a BSc in geography and a PhD in geomorphology both from the University of Edinburgh, post-doctoral geological research at the University of Melbourne and a year of developing an education service on environmental studies for a visitor attraction. She has carried out extensive fieldwork in Namibia, Australia and Antarctica. She is currently an Associate Lecturer for the Open University in Scotland teaching environmental science.
In 2002 she won the BBC Talent Science on Screen competition. Selected from 1500 entrants and voted the winner after two appearances on the Tomorrow’s World Roadshow on BBC1 she subsequently co-presented the Tomorrow’s World Awards on BBC1.
Hermione has a very clear voice that has been described by one Sunday Times reviewer as ‘exceptionally attractive’! She has presented numerous science features and series for BBC Radio 4 on topics ranging from stomach bacteria to sand dunes, synthetic diamonds and greenhouses. She won the European Radio Award (2007) for Best Writing for Radio with producer Mike Hally for Thomas Midgley: A Cautionary Tale, and the ABSW Award 2005 for Best Radio Programme on a Science Subject with producer Louise Dalziel for The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: The Plague. She also presents packages for Radio 4’s technology series Click On.
In 2005 Hermione co-presented What the Ancients Did for Us for BBC2. Travelling widely from Bahrain to Peru, she presented location reports for What the Mesopotamians Did for Us, What the Greeks Did for Us and What the Maya, Aztec and Inca Did For Us highlighting the scientific legacy of ancient civilisations. Also in 2005, Hermione achieved one of her long held ambitions by joining the team of Rough Science (BBC2) for six high altitude challenges in the Colorado Rocky mountains.
Expert contributions on television and radio have included explanation of British landscapes for Britain’s Finest Natural Wonders (Five), Britain’s Finest View (ITV1), The Ice Age (BBC Radio 4) to geoarchaeology (Time Flyers BBC2) and tsunamis (Things to Come BBC Radio Scotland).
Hermione has presented on Teachers’ TV since it’s launch in February 2005. Credits include How Stressed is Your School?, the annual BETT Reports and over 100 editions of Resource Review.
Since winning the BBC Talent Science on Screen Competition in 2002, Hermione’s career as a presenter and writer has come to fruition with the aid of her passionate persona and expertise making her the ideal candidate for an inspirational/motivational speaker.
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