Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen

Head of BBC Science Unit

Andrew Cohen is Head of BBC Studios’ award-winning Science Unit with teams based in London and Glasgow, producing hit shows such as Stargazing Live, Trust Me I’m a Doctor, Horizon and Sky at Night. 

As an Executive Producer he has been responsible for a wide range of high-profile science programmes, including BBC ONE’s Forces of Nature, Human Universe, Planet Dinosaur, Inside The Human Body and the multi-award-winning Wonders Of The Solar System. 

As Editor of the Horizon strand (2005-2010) Andrew commissioned and Executive Produced over 100 films for BBC2 and has also Executive Produced a number of science series for CBBC. 

He has won numerous awards including RTS, Broadcasting Press Guild, Peabody and BANFF. He is also the co-author of five best-selling science books.

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