Brian Cox Aimed to Listen for Alien Signals from Threapleton Holmes B on Stargazing Live, but BBC Health and Safety Rules Blocked the Plan

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Brian Cox wanted Stargazing Live to point the Jodrell Bank telescope at a new planet to listen for alien signals, but the BBC refused for health and safety reasons, which he found surprising since there were guidelines, while Dara O Briain joked there was no ET policy and the Vatican was the only major institution with one, and the programme drew about four million viewers as it discussed asking viewers to help search for Martian life amid Sachsgate concerns.