lesch has made television appearances for the longstanding, self-presented production of the channel br-alpha: alpha-centauri, lesch & co., denker des abendlandes (thinkers of the western world), and alpha bis omega (from alpha to omega). he also presented shorter television series. his presentations attempt to make complex physical or philosophical issues more accessible to the public. in 2005 he was awarded the communicator prize by the dfg and the stifterverband für die deutsche wissenschaft (foundation for german scholarship) for his television appearances and publications. to honor his work on making scientific findings understandable to the broad public, the naturforschende gesellschaft zu emden (nature research society) awarded him an honorary membership on 15 march 2011.