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The Sky At Night

Season 1972 1972
TV-G

  • 1972-01-12T22:00:00Z on BBC Four
  • 30m
  • 6h 30m (13 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, News
Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012) began presenting The Sky at Night in April 1957. Airing a new episode every month, the show continues to explore our solar system and beyond. It is the longest running science show on TV. Many famous people have appeared on The Sky at Night, among them: Harlow Shapley, Carl Sagan and Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. Many astronauts have also appeared, including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Recordings of most of the early episodes no longer exist.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

1972-01-12T22:00:00Z

1972x01 The Great Bear

Season Premiere

1972x01 The Great Bear

  • 1972-01-12T22:00:00Z30m

1972-02-02T22:00:00Z

1972x02 X-Ray Stars

1972x02 X-Ray Stars

  • 1972-02-02T22:00:00Z30m

1972-03-01T22:00:00Z

1972x03 Mars - A Dynamic World

1972x03 Mars - A Dynamic World

  • 1972-03-01T22:00:00Z30m

Viewers' questions answered

1972-05-24T21:00:00Z

1972x06 The 10th Planet

1972x06 The 10th Planet

  • 1972-05-24T21:00:00Z30m

1972x07 Midsummer and Megaliths

  • 1972-05-24T21:00:00Z30m

Patrick Moore is at Stonehenge to watch the midsummer sun rise over the Heel Stone, and to discuss with Professor Gerald Hawkins the evidence that ancient monuments were built as observatories or eclipse computers.

1972-08-16T21:00:00Z

1972x09 The Andromeda Galaxy

1972x09 The Andromeda Galaxy

  • 1972-08-16T21:00:00Z30m

1972-09-18T21:00:00Z

1972x10 An Exploded Planet

1972x10 An Exploded Planet

  • 1972-09-18T21:00:00Z30m

1972-10-02T21:00:00Z

1972x11 Mars

1972x11 Mars

  • 1972-10-02T21:00:00Z30m

1972-10-30T22:00:00Z

1972x12 Collapsing Stars

1972x12 Collapsing Stars

  • 1972-10-30T22:00:00Z30m

1972-12-04T22:00:00Z

1972x13 Tycho's Star

1972x13 Tycho's Star

  • 1972-12-04T22:00:00Z30m

The story of a supernova seen 400 years ago

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