Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Maggie Adarin-Pocock is a space scientist who has worked on telescopes and satellites. She is also wants to encourage more women into scientific careers and is keen to spark children’s enthusiasm for engineering and physics capitalising on their liking for science fiction from the Clangers to Star Trek.

Matt Eagles was eight when he began to develop the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Now 44, he’s lived with the condition almost all his life and is currently carving a new career for himself as a sports photographer.

See some of his pictures in our gallery.

Lady June Chichester talks about her enthusiasm for keeping camels and the talents of her two bactrians Thérèse and Temujin.

Matthew Baylis has long been fascinated by Vanuatu and the cult on the island of Tanna there that worships the Duke of Edinburgh. He went to stay there to discover more about the religion and the way the inhabitants of Tanna live.

Kanya King  founded The MOBO - Music of Black Origin - Awards in 1996. Widely recognised as an entrepreneur, she was awarded an MBE for her services to the music industry in 1999. The 18th MOBO Awards take place tonight.

Saturday Live talks to Jerri Truhill, one of the Mercury 13 women who proved they could make it to the Moon, but whom NASA never permitted to fly. 

John Jacomb is an amateur rocketeer and a member of the British Space Modelling Team. He flies competitively and travels widely to do so. And he’s part of the six man UK team competing in the World Championships next year in Bulgaria.