Science UK BBC4 tonight, 21:00 prog about the Voyagers.

[Notebook]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nj48v

This is the story of the most extraordinary journey in human exploration, the Voyager space mission. In 1977 two unmanned spacecraft were launched by NASA, heading for distant worlds. It would be the first time any man-made object would ever visit the farthest planets of the solar system - Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. On the way the Voyagers would be bombarded by space dust, fried by radiation and discover many of the remarkable wonders of the solar system.
Now, at the end of 2012, 35 years and 11 billion miles later, they are leaving the area of the sun's influence. As they journey out into the galaxy beyond they carry a message from Earth, a golden record bolted to the side of each craft describing our civilisation in case of discovery by another. This is the definitive account of the most intrepid explorers in Earth's history

Not sure if it leaves the UK.

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[garyw]

I've seen most of those interviews before and the ending was a little trite especially with the line 'voyager - the only symbol of human ingenuity out among the stars'

what about pinoneer? New horizons?

 

[paddy2]

I for really enjoyed it. The one thing that really got to me was when one of the guys who worked on the project spoke of it to his children, then grandchildren and great grandchildren. It brought home the scale of the project.

 

[agentgonzo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nj48v
Not sure if it leaves the UK.

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Gah! More warning next time Notebook please!!!

For those like me who missed it (and still use broadcast rather than watching everything on iPlayer), it's going to be repeated on Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:55 PM.

 

[Notebook]

Yes, my alarm-clock is getting slow these days, what with the clocks going back on Sunday, it could be a long week-end.

Still anything thats on BBC 4 is usaully back on in a few days. Might watch it again, fell asleep halfway through(night shifts are bad for you!)

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[Notebook]

Later alert!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zdvh2

Not my fault, honest!

DOCUMENTARY: Seven Ages of Starlight
On: BBC 4 (9)
Date: Thursday 25th October 2012 (starting in 2 hours and 40 minutes)
Time: 21:00 to 22:30 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)

Seven Ages of Starlight.
This is the epic story of the stars, and how discovering their tale has transformed our own understanding of the universe. Once we thought the sun and stars were gods and giants. Now we know, in a way, our instincts were right. The stars do all have their own characters, histories and role in the cosmos. Not least, they played a vital part in creating us. There are old, bloated red giants, capable of gobbling up planets in their orbit; explosive deaths - supernovae - that forge the building blocks of life; and black holes, the most mysterious stellar tombstones. And, of course, stars in their prime, like our own sun. Leading astronomers reveal how the grandest drama on tonight is the one playing above our heads.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)

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