Alex Hemingway
alexhemingway.bsky.social
Alex Hemingway
@alexhemingway.bsky.social
Science-specialist TV producer/director, podcaster, bass player
Reposted by Alex Hemingway
With the return of the @rigb.org #XmasLectures, listen to
a special live edition of @tortoisepod.bsky.social as we go behind the scenes of how they are made - with @helenczerski.bsky.social, @hughmontgomery.bsky.social, David Dugan, Andy Marmery and David Coleman. Listen here - tinyurl.com/mr4kux9z
December 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Is AI going to take your TV job? This week on @tortoisepod.bsky.social we find out the surprising answer. Kate and I talk to filmmaker and Deep Fusion Films CEO Benjamin Field about what AI is, how it works, how it can help you and whether you should be worried. Listen here - pod.link/1743063174
August 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This week on @tortoisepod.bsky.social, Kate and I chat to Lynette Slight about Bang Goes the Theory - the series that filled void left by the demise of Tomorrow's World. Listen and subscribe here - pod.link/1743063174
July 29, 2025 at 8:50 AM
This week on @tortoisepod.bsky.social
, Kate and I chat with @robmliddell.bsky.social about his inspiration - the 1977 space epic Star Wars. Along the way we talk Westerns, Tomorrow's World, and why science & TV are the perfect bedfellows. Listen & subscribe here - pod.link/1743063174
July 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
What's the craziest thing that's happened to you while working in TV? That's the question we're asking in the final episode of series 2 of @tortoisepod.bsky.social. From diving in sewage to nearly killing the talent, it's a bit of a rollercoaster. Listen and subscribe here - pod.link/1743063174
May 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Reposted by Alex Hemingway
Our live podcast at @ri-science.bsky.social is out now! It's a fun peek behind the curtains of the TV years of the RI Christmas Lectures, with @helenczerski.bsky.social, @hughmontgomery.bsky.social David Dugan, David Coleman and Andy Marmery. Listen & subscribe here - pod.link/1743063174
April 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Tonight at @ri-science.bsky.social we're talking about the TV years of the Royal Institution Xmas Lectures; their impact, legacy, and what it takes to put them together. Joining me & Kate Dooley on stage - @helenczerski.bsky.social, Hugh Montgomery, David Dugan, David Coleman and Andy Marmery
April 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Coming on Mon 14 April, an evening of conversation about how the @ri-science.bsky.social Xmas Lectures make it on to our TV screens. With previous lecturers @helenczerski.bsky.social & @hughmontgomery.bsky.social plus director David Coleman, demo technician Andy Marmery and exec producer David Dugan
April 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
February 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
After 21 episodes @tortoisepod.bsky.social is going LIVE! On Sun 9 Feb we’re recording an episode at the historic @ri-science.bsky.social with a live audience. Special guests include @helenczerski.bsky.social
and Windfall Films founder David Dugan. Tickets available here: shorturl.at/Qgp5o
January 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's Christmas Eve and Kate Dooley and I have had too much sherry, so instead of the usual science & wildlife chat on @tortoisepod.bsky.social we're talking to past guests about their favourite Christmas films. Plus... news of our first ever LIVE SHOW! Merry Christmas! pod.link/1743063174
December 24, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Can’t believe my local garden centre is selling something so flammable #toastoflondon
December 14, 2024 at 7:47 AM
This week on @tortoisepod.bsky.social, Kate & I talk to Simon Winchcombe about the show that launched his career - Jeremy Clarkson's barnstorming Great Britons episode on Brunel. We also celebrate the genius of James Burke and chat about changing careers in your 30s. Listen here: pod.link/1743063174
December 10, 2024 at 10:41 AM
It’s been a while…
December 5, 2024 at 8:56 PM