The Resume

(March 4, 1923-December 9, 2012)
Born in Pinner, England, United Kingdom
Birth name was Alfred Patrick Caldwell-Moore
Amateur astronomer
Host of the BBC series 'The Sky at Night' (1957- )
Wrote 'Bang! The Complete History of the Universe' with Brian May

Why he might be annoying:

He wears a monocle.
As an April's Fool joke, he told a radio audience that a planetary alignment would cause a reduction in the Earth's gravity. Listeners were told they would feel a floating sensation if they jumped at 9:47 AM (1976).
He complained the BBC was being 'ruined' by women (2007).
He said, 'I used to watch Dr. Who and Star Trek, but they went PC -- making women commanders, that kind of thing. I stopped watching.'

Why he might not be annoying:

His fiancee was killed by a bomb during World War II.
He missed only one episode of 'The Sky at Night' (July, 2004), due to a near-fatal bout of food poisoning.
At over fifty years, he is the longest-serving TV presenter.
He was the host for the BBC's coverage of the Apollo moon landings.
He was an uncredited musical consultant for '2001: A Space Odyssey.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A.M. and P.M.
• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 2602)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 10]
• I Died in 2012 (Ranked: 89)
• I Got a Pet Cat or Twenty
• I Have a Pacemaker
• I was Home Schooled
• Knights
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Monocle or Specs
• Profiles 22501-22750 (Ranked: 22501)
• Served in World War II

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 45 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 41.46% Annoying