Who is on The One Show tonight? Professor Brian Cox and Susie Dent join Alex Jones and Amol Rajan

TONIGHT’s episode is set to be an intellectual one with an impressive physicist and etymologist on the sofa.

Here’s everything you need to know about Professor Brian Cox and Susie Dent who will be joining Alex and Amol.

Who is on The One Show tonight?

Here is the famous guest set to liven up the show tonight.

Professor Brian Cox

Brian Edward Cox is an English physicist who works at the University of Manchester as particle physics professor within their School of Physics and Astronomy.

The 50-year-old was born on March 3, 1968, in Lancashire.

The Oldham native is best known for his onscreen work for science programmes like the Wonders of… series, as well as writing popular science books including Why Does E=mc2? and the Quantum Universe.

To date, he has authored or co-authored over 950 scientific publications.

Susie Dent

Susie Dent is an English lexicographer and etymologist from Woking.

She studies modern languages at the University of Oxford’s Somerville College before getting a master’s degree in German at Princeton University.

She made a name for herself on TV thanks to her role in Channel 4’s Countdown and Susie Dent’s Guide to Swearing.

The famous word master has already published countless books all about language and words.

What time is The One Show on and who is presenting?

You can watch episodes of The One Show on BBC One every weeknight at 7 pm.

Each night’s instalment sees the presenters interview some important names being interviewed on a variety of topics from current affairs to pop culture.

Today’s episode will be half an hour long and feature famous hosts Alex Jones and Amol Rajan.

If you happen to miss any of the episodes, you can find them on iPlayer

Can I be in The One Show audience?

Unfortunately, The One Show is not one of the programmes on the BBC website that offer you tickets to apply for.

The only way to join the audience is to be invited by the production.

So, viewers will just have to get their fix from their sofas.

However, if you’re interested in joining other shows’ audience including A Question of Sport and Just a Minute being made, visit .

How long has The One Show been running?

The magazine-style show has been running for over a decade, with the first ever episode having aired on August 14, 2006.

From 2007 to 2010, the programme was hosted by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley, before Alex Jones and Jason Manford took the helm, later being replaced by Matt Baker.

Chris Evans oversaw the Friday night hour-long episodes from 2010 to 2015.

The likes of Dermot O’Leary, Phil Tufnell, Zoe Ball and Fearne Cotton are among the guest presenters who have stood in for the regular duos.