Dallas Campbell

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Dallas Campbell is a well-known British television presenter whose credits include BBC One's Supersized Earth, Bang Goes the Theory (BBC America, 2013), Egypt's Lost Cities, BBC Four's Horizon Guides, and The Drake Equation: The Search for Life. Before joining the BBC, he presented Channel Five's technology program The Gadget Show, as well as Dallas Campbell's Guide to the Impossible, also known as Dallas in Wonderland, a comedy science series he co-produced with R.J. Cutler for Discovery Science in the United States. Prior to moving into factual presenting, he worked as an actor in several of the UK's most popular television shows, including Casualty, Doomwatch, A Touch of Frost, and Moll Flanders. In theatre, he frequently collaborated with the late, legendary director Ken Campbell on various projects, most notably The Warp, the world's longest play, which ran for 29 hours. He wrote and directed the short film No Deposit No Return. He is married to Victoria Goodall, the sister of actress Caroline Goodall.

Most Popular Dallas Campbell Trailers

Total trailers found: 15

The Christophers Trailer (2026)

30 March 2026

The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be "discovered" and sold after his death.

The Science of Doctor Who Trailer (2013)

14 November 2013

For one night only, Professor Brian Cox takes an audience of celebrity guests and members of the public on a journey into the wonderful universe of the Doctor, from the lecture hall of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

Extinct: A Horizon Guide to Dinosaurs Trailer (2011)

21 September 2011

Dallas Campbell delves in to the Horizon archive to discover how our ideas about dinosaurs have changed over the past 40 years.

Time Scanners: Jerusalem Trailer (2016)

19 January 2016

Join structural engineer Steve Burrows and his team of laser-scanning experts as they set out to explore the epic building legacy of Jerusalem.

Egypt's Lost Cities Trailer (2011)

30 May 2011

It is possible that only one per cent of the wonders of ancient Egypt have been discovered, but now, thanks to a pioneering approach to archaeology, that is about to change.

The Science of Doctor Who Trailer (2012)

04 August 2012

Like all great science fiction shows, there are kernels of truth and nuggets of science fact scattered throughout the incredible ‘Doctor Who’ universe.

Fallen Angels Trailer (2002)

30 August 2002

Abandoned and filled with a mysterious past, Holy Angel School for Girls is about to reveal its secrets of betrayal, jealousy, and vengeance.

Time Scanners: Macchu Picchu Trailer (2015)

09 December 2015

Structural engineer Steve Burrows scans the sacred Inca city of Machu Picchu using 3D laser technology.

Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born Trailer (2016)

19 October 2016

TV presenter Dallas Campbell, engineer Professor Danielle George and engineer Dr Hugh Hunt re-create the opening of the BBC's television service on 2 November 1936.

Doomwatch: Winter Angel Trailer (1999)

07 December 1999

University lecturer Neil Tannahill is drawn into a sinister conspiracy involving secretly-stored Soviet nuclear waste at a remote British nuclear facility after receiving an enigmatic note from legendary atomic scientist and one-time former head of "Doomwatch" (the infamous Scientific watchdog group of the seventies), Dr Spencer Quist.

Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered Trailer (2014)

26 October 2014

What killed King Tutankhamun? Ever since his spectacular tomb was discovered, the boy king has been the most famous pharaoh of all ancient Egypt.

Voyager: To the Final Frontier Trailer (2012)

24 October 2012

This is the story of the most extraordinary journey in human exploration, the Voyager space mission. In 1977 two unmanned spacecraft were launched by NASA, heading for distant worlds.

Egypt: What Lies Beneath Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

Using sophisticated CGI re-creations, this BBC documentary follows the explorations of archaeologist Sarah Parcak, who has developed satellite technology to pinpoint the locations of thousands of buried Egyptian cities, temples and tombs.

The Search for Life: The Drake Equation Trailer (2010)

10 December 2010

Dallas Campbell explores the equation which attempts to calculate the number of planets supporting life in our universe.

Woof! A Horizon Guide to Dogs Trailer (2012)

01 March 2012

Dallas Campbell looks back through the Horizon archives to find out what science can tell us about our best friend the dog, and whether new thinking should change the way we treat them.