Professor Brian Cox flew over Morecambe and straight to Namibia to illustrate the universe’s decay
Down-to-earth stargazer Professor Brian Cox flew so many miles for his Wonders Of The Universe mini series he can now claim a free 3.2billion-mile round trip to Uranus.
The Liam Gallacher of physics travelled across the globe on Virgin Atlantic to mountain ranges in Nepal and disused Rio prisons in the name of science for last night’s show.
He is now eligible for a silver flyer card and a Virgin Galactic jaunt to the far reaches of our solar system.
Prof Cox is becoming famous for his tax-payer funded illustrations of the pointlessness of our existence.
But before his star shone brightly on TV, the 43-year-old wasn’t afraid to make a statement in his personal life.
“He flew me to Bangkok to tell me we should see other people,” said one former girlfriend.
“But he did it with an elaborate demonstration involving a handstand, an ice bucket and two lady boys.”
Cox’s mother Diedrie confirmed her son was a troublesome, if gifted, child.
She said: “When it was time to come in for tea he used to run to the nearest hilltop and set of a rocket that would burst in the sky spelling the words ‘aaaah, mam … just five more minutes?’”
And it is understood the University of Manchester and CERN laboratory boffin proposed to wife Gia Milinovich via satellite link up from the surface of the moon.
Cox’s journeys have sparked criticism from professional complainers.
“He needn’t have flown half way to Timbuktu to demonstrate a black hole,” said Rita Anderson of viewers’ group It’s Our BBC.
“He only lives round the ruddy corner from Moss Side, afterall.”
