Brian J Ford is a leading scientist and writer. He is on television around the world, recently in the 'Home of the Future' documentaries and in the 'Weird Weapons' programmes, based on his books about wartime science, also on 'The One Show' for the BBC. He has hosted TV programmes including 'Computer Challenge' and 'Food for Thought', hosted his own radio series including 'Science Now@ and 'Where Are you Taking Us?' and has appeared on 'Newsnight' and 'Any Questions?'. Brian has also been a regular panelist on 'Round Britain Quiz' partnering Lady Antonia Fraser. In private life, Brian is a distinguished research scientist whose books have appeared in over 130 editions in many countries.
He is a Visiting Professor at Leicester University, a Fellow of Cardiff University, and a former Fellow at the Open University. He is well known as an international lecturer. Brian's first newspaper column was published over 50 years ago - he went on to write for The Times, Telegraph and Guardian.
He has published pioneering research in fields including microbiology, the environment and the future of food, and has lectured around Britain and travels around the world for research and to speak.
Brian is an experienced broadcaster (a leading article in Medical News described him as a 'rare master of the art') and he presented 'Food for Thought' on Channel 4 TV, introduced science to 'Newsbeat' on BBC Radio 1 and was a regular contributor (with Esther Rantzen and Richard Baker) on 'Start the Week'.
His 30-plus books have been widely reviewed and he contributes to American encyclopedias. He has contributed to Scientific American, Nature, the MIT Journal, Science Digest the British Medical Journal and New Scientist. Over 100 editions of his books have been published around the world, from textbooks like 'Microbiology and Food' to the best-selling '101 Questions about Science' books. His popular 'First Encyclopedia of Science' sold over 70,000 copies in a month.
His recent books include the 'Future of Food' (Thames & Hudson), 'Genes, the Fight for Life' (Cassells), and 'Sensitive Souls' (Little, Brown) published in New York as the 'Secret Language of Life' (Fromm International). Brian's most recent books are a Japanese translation from his book 'BSE The Facts' in 2009 and the third Chinese edition of his 'Secret Language of Life' published in 2010. In September 2011 he will publish his new book 'Secret Weapons' on WWII and next year his new book will be 'Meat, the Story of our Greatest Addiction'.
