Stephen Hawking to present Reith Lecture on black holes
Prof Stephen Hawking is to present this year's BBC Reith Lecture, with a talk on black holes. His lecture, to be broadcast later this year, is part of a raft of new BBC Radio 4 programmes unveiled on Monday. They include Glenda Jackson's return to acting, in a drama based on a cycle of 20 novels by French writer Emile Zola, and a Late Night Woman's Hour. Read more
Stephen Hawking to make Glastonbury Festival appearance
Professor Stephen Hawking is to make an appearance at this year's Glastonbury Festival, it has been announced. The world-famous scientist, whose life story was recently turned into an Oscar-winning film, will appear at the festival's Kidz Field. Read more
Stephen Hawking on Higgs: 'Discovery has lost me $100'
The BBC's Pallab Ghosh talks to physicist Professor Stephen Hawking about the news of the discovery of a Higgs-like particle that has been announced at Cern. See more
Professor Stephen Hawking films Big Bang Theory cameo
Professor Stephen Hawking has filmed a cameo for US sitcom The Big Bang Theory, due to be aired next month. The famous physicist will appear in a scene with socially awkward scientist Sheldon Cooper, played by Jim Parsons. Read more
British scientist Stephen Hawking has had to miss a symposium to mark his 70th birthday because of ill health. Professor Hawking was discharged from hospital only on Friday, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, told the event, at the university. Read more