Strictly winner Hamza Yassin will visit Belfast next month to give a talk about his passion for the natural world.
The wildlife cameraman and presenter is making the visit to the Whitla Hall at Queen's University on February 26 as part of the Northern Ireland Science Festival.
Running from February 16 - 26, the festival includes more than 200 events around the north covering everything from the natural world, our planet, and the vast expanse of space to technology, engineering, the mind and body, food and much more.
In his talk, `Behind The Lens, Hamza Yassin, the Strictly champion will share his passion for the natural world, combined with his love of adventure.
The ornithologist and conservationist will also share his secrets on how to capture the best images and record footage of even the most elusive animals, offering a fascinating insight into the world of wildlife filming.
Andrew Smyth, judge of Netflix's Baking Impossible, will bring his brand-new family show Bakineering to Belfast on February 17 and Derry on February 18.
Exploring incredible engineering through edible means, the aerospace engineer-turned-baker will use interactive baking demos to showcase the engineering principles that keep us safe when travelling via road, sea or sky.
In addition, Rude Science with Stefan Gates comes to both Belfast on February 25 and Strabane on February 26 with scientific answers to the questions everyone is too shy to ask.
Sarah Jones, Festival Director, said: "We’re very pleased to be able to return with our largest selection of events yet, celebrating the diversity of people working in STEAM sectors locally, nationally and internationally, and championing, among others, homegrown innovators, artists and academics at the cutting edge of research.
"This year’s festival extends right across Northern Ireland to spread the joy of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics," she said.
"We aim to ignite interest in the world around us, to spark conversation and debate, and we hope this year’s extensive programme will create new learning opportunities for festival goers old and new".
Further information is available at nisciencefestival.com
