The Ugly Animals

Simon Watt

SIMON WATT IS a biologist, writer, science communicator and presenter. He runs ‘Ready Steady Science’, a science communication company committed to making information interesting and takes science-based performances into schools, museums, theatres and festivals. He has worked on science-inspired theatre productions which have toured nationally, performed stand-up comedy about science and natural history, created resources and events for some of the UK’s most loved museums and cultural establishments including the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, written dozens of articles for national newspapers including The Times, The Sunday Times and The Independent and is a regular contributor on radio and TV. He is perhaps best known as a presenter on the BAFTA-winning documentary series Inside Nature’s Giants and the Channel 4 special The Elephant: Life After Death.