Rick Edwards

Writer and broadcaster

Judge , 2019

Rick Edwards is a writer and broadcaster. He is the author of the 2015 youth-targeted political book None of the Above and co-author of Science(ish): The peculiar science behind the movies (a Sunday Times Book of the Year 2017) – the latter being born from the podcast series Science(ish) that he hosts alongside Dr Michael Brooks, delving into the science behind popular culture. As a presenter, Rick’s numerous television credits include BBC One quiz show Impossible, popular science documentaries The Bermuda Triangle Enigma (Channel 5) and Fatberg Autopsy (Channel 4), ITV2’s comedy roast Safeword and BBC Three’s live current affairs debate show Free Speech.

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