| BRIANCOX | Professor who presented The Planets on BBC Two (5,3) |
| COX | Brian -; professor of particle physics who co-wrote The Quantum Universe and presented The Planets (3) |
| ASTROLOGY | Study of the supposed influence of stars and planets on our affairs (9) |
| ABSOLUTE | Mary Berry shared her _ Favourites on BBC Two (8) |
| OURCOAST | New factual show on BBC Two with Adrian Chiles and Mehreen Baig (3,5) |
| JIMBOWEN | English stand-up comedian who presented the TV game show Bullseye (3,5) |
| KERRIDGE | Tom, celebrity chef who presented the TV series Saving Britain's Pubs (8) |
| EGGHEADS | What is the title of the early evening BBC Two quiz show for brainiacs, hosted by Jeremy Vine? (8) |
| ANITA | Journalist who has co- presented Drive with Peter Allen on BBC Radio 5 Live and The Daily Politics with Andrew Neil on BBC Two (5,5) |
| ANAND | Journalist who has co- presented Drive with Peter Allen on BBC Radio 5 Live and The Daily Politics with Andrew Neil on BBC Two (5,5) |
| QUIRRELL | Professor who tries to kill Harry Potter |
| MORIARTY | Professor who is Sherlock Holmes's main antagonist (8) |
| ACADEMIC | Professor who's purely theoretical (8) |
| PATSHARP | DJ who presented the children's TV game show Fun House from 1989 to 1999 |
| ROTATING | Like a planet on its axis |
| MANALIVE | BBC Two documentary series, aired 1965-82, about a wide range of people |
| BIGTRAIN | BBC Two sketch show created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan |
| MINISTER | BBC Two sitcom that, unusually, was successfully adapted for Radio 4 (3,8) |
| EARTH | The planet on which we live; the world (5) |
| GAIA | Spirit of the planet on "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" |
