Anton has been the BBC Blue Peter astronomer for eight years, teaches GCSE astronomy, tours schools, gives lectures at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich and produces a 'live' fortnightly as astronomy section on the BBC 7 Big Toe Radio Show. Increasingly, he is quoted in The Times and other broadsheets in astronomical news stories, and is currently appearing on BBC4 and Radio 4. He is illustrating as well as writing this book, and you can check out his award-winning website at www.vamplew.co.uk
Anton's profile is on the rise as Britain's new face of astronomy. For seven years he was the BBC Blue Peter astronomer, and he currently appears regularly on the BBC 7 Big Toe Radio Show, as well as on TV and radio news shows commenting on space and astronomy stories. He writes monthly for both the BBC Sky at Night magazine and the BBC Space website. Anton is also a presenter, writer and producer of planetarium shows, where he is dedicated to getting the astronomy message across to all ages.