British astronaut Tim Peake has joined The One Show as a reporter and will front a series on how the coronavirus lockdown compares to being in space.<\/p>\n
Peake appeared on The One Show on Wednesday via video link to announce his special project.<\/p>\n
One of the films will compare his six months spent on the International Space Station to being isolated during the coronavirus lockdown.<\/p>\n
The comparisons include being separated from family, communicating via video calls and exercising inside.<\/p>\n
Peake is urging people tofocuson the importance of creating a sense of routine and having fun while inside.<\/p>\n
British astronaut Tim Peake, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures prior the launch of Soyuz TMA-19M space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan<\/p>\n
Dmitry Lovetsky\/AP<\/p>\n
Thumbs up from Major Tim Peake<\/p>\n
Lift-off: The Soyuz FG rocket launch<\/p>\n
All going to plan: Tim Peake after lift-off<\/p>\n
Blast off: the launch of the rocket<\/p>\n
Touching goodbye: Tim Peake bids farewell to his children <\/p>\n
Maxim Shipenkov\/Reuters<\/p>\n
Final message; Tim Peake's last tweet before lift off<\/p>\n
Family backing: Tim Peake with his loved ones<\/p>\n
BBC<\/p>\n
The rocket before lift off<\/p>\n
Gareth Fuller\/PA<\/p>\n
Timothy Peake during training at the Canadian Space Agency<\/p>\n
Canadian Space Agency via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Tim Peake, left, with Yuri Malenchenko from Russia and Timothy Kopra from the United States<\/p>\n
ESA\/GCTC via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Signature: Tim Peake follows tradition and signs a door at the Cosmonaut Hotel before his launch to the International Space Station<\/p>\n
S Corvaja\/Atlas Photo Archive\/ESA<\/p>\n
Farewell: Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), top, Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, center, and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA<\/p>\n
NASA\/Joel Kowsky via Getty Images<\/p>\n
On board: Tim Peake<\/p>\n
Tim Peake and EAC Instructor Gail Iles during a parabolic flight aboard the Airbus A300 Zero-G in 2010<\/p>\n
ESA - A. Le Floc'h via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Training exercise: Tim Peake in 2010<\/p>\n
ESA - T. Peake via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Training run: Tim Peake<\/p>\n
ESA via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Winter survival training: Tim Peake<\/p>\n
ESA\/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Tim Peake stands among old space suits on display at the Science Museum in London<\/p>\n
Adrian Dennis\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
British astronaut Tim Peake, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures prior the launch of Soyuz TMA-19M space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan<\/p>\n
Dmitry Lovetsky\/AP<\/p>\n
Thumbs up from Major Tim Peake<\/p>\n
Lift-off: The Soyuz FG rocket launch<\/p>\n
All going to plan: Tim Peake after lift-off<\/p>\n
Blast off: the launch of the rocket<\/p>\n
Touching goodbye: Tim Peake bids farewell to his children <\/p>\n
Maxim Shipenkov\/Reuters<\/p>\n
Final message; Tim Peake's last tweet before lift off<\/p>\n
Family backing: Tim Peake with his loved ones<\/p>\n
BBC<\/p>\n
The rocket before lift off<\/p>\n
Gareth Fuller\/PA<\/p>\n
Timothy Peake during training at the Canadian Space Agency<\/p>\n
Canadian Space Agency via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Tim Peake, left, with Yuri Malenchenko from Russia and Timothy Kopra from the United States<\/p>\n
ESA\/GCTC via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Signature: Tim Peake follows tradition and signs a door at the Cosmonaut Hotel before his launch to the International Space Station<\/p>\n
S Corvaja\/Atlas Photo Archive\/ESA<\/p>\n
Farewell: Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), top, Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, center, and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA<\/p>\n
NASA\/Joel Kowsky via Getty Images<\/p>\n
On board: Tim Peake<\/p>\n
Tim Peake and EAC Instructor Gail Iles during a parabolic flight aboard the Airbus A300 Zero-G in 2010<\/p>\n
ESA - A. Le Floc'h via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Training exercise: Tim Peake in 2010<\/p>\n
ESA - T. Peake via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Training run: Tim Peake<\/p>\n
ESA via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Winter survival training: Tim Peake<\/p>\n
ESA\/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Tim Peake stands among old space suits on display at the Science Museum in London<\/p>\n
Adrian Dennis\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Peake told presenters Alex Jones and Amol Rajan he was thrilled to be starting his new gig.<\/p>\n
He said: Its an incredibly exciting time for science, technology and space exploration and I cant wait to showcase some of the amazing work that is being done in the UK and to continue the outreach mission I started with Principia.<\/p>\n
Peake also shared the news on Twitter, writing: \"Really delighted to be joining #TheOneShow team - we have some great films planned for this year.\"<\/p>\n
Peake became the first British citizen to complete a spacewalk on the International Space Station in 2016.<\/p>\n
He also ran the 2016 London marathon on a treadmill from the ISS.<\/p>\n
BBC Studios executive producer Michael Armit said: We are delighted to welcome Tim Peake to the One Show family.<\/p>\n
He brings with him huge passion and expertise and we are excited to have him present a series of films covering everything from self-isolation to exploring life on Mars for us.<\/p>\n
Peakes first film will air on The One Show on Friday, April 3.<\/p>\n
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