Space Journal: The art and science of cosmic exploration Dallas Campbell
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Enjoy a visual celebration of our perception of the cosmos across centuries and cultures with broadcaster and collector Dallas Campbell.
In drawings and diagrams, plans, charts and paintings, a great range of scientists and dreamers have told their own story of an element of space exploration. Their visions were largely based in the scientific understanding of their time, but as it turns out, many of the principles remain.
Join Dallas, author of Space Journal, as he weaves together priceless memorabilia, revolutionary experiments and spectacular scenes to map both real and potential encounters with the unknown throughout history. From Galileo’s shopping list to speeches annotated in President John F Kennedy’s own hand, from The War of the Worlds to Space Invaders, Dallas’s lavishly illustrated talk will set out the radical thinkers and creatives who envisioned us leaving our planet - or having guests stop by - and in some cases, made it happen.
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You can buy copies of many of our speakers’ books from Fox Lane Books, a local independent bookseller and Festival partner. In some cases, author signed bookplates are available too.
About the speaker
Dallas Campbell has presented some of the most ambitious landmark series across the BBC, such as City in the Sky with Dr Hannah Fry and Stargazing Live with Dara Ó Briain and Brian Cox, which included broadcasting astronaut Tim Peake’s historic live launch to the International Space Station and was nominated for a BAFTA. Dallas is a regular contributor to the BBC’s Science Focus, the Times Eureka magazine, and has written for The Observer. He also presents the Patented podcast, which explores the history of inventions, and is the author of Ad Astra: An Illustrated Guide to Leaving the Planet. His latest book is Space Journal: The Art and Science of Cosmic Exploration (Thames and Hudson, 2026).
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