Christopher Riley

Christopher Riley
Born (1967-09-21) 21 September 1967 (age 57)
Bridlington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materImperial College
Occupation(s)writer and film maker
Years active1995–present
Known forIn the Shadow of the Moon
First Orbit
Moon Machines
Space Odyssey
Moonwalk One
The Girl who talked to Dolphins
The Fear of 13

One Strange Rock
Websitewww.chris-riley.net

Christopher Riley (born 1967) is a British writer, broadcaster and film maker specialising in the history of science. He has a PhD from Imperial College, University of London where he pioneered the use of digital elevation models in the study of mountain range geomorphology and evolution. He makes frequent appearances on British television and radio, broadcasting mainly on space flight, astronomy and planetary science and was visiting professor of science and media at the University of Lincoln between 2011 and 2021.