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  1. Measuring the Universe: From the Transit of Venus to the Edge of the Cosmos (2012)

    Subject
    Astronomy

    This short film explains how the transit of Venus was used in previous centuries to make an accurate measure of the distance to the planets, giving astronomers their first inkling of the true scale of space.

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  2. Soviet satellite crash (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Report on the crash of the Soviets’ Cosmos 954 satellite near Great Slave Lake, Canada (24/01/78). Despite US early assurances that there had been no nuclear matter on board, it was subsequently admitted...

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  3. Cosmos 1402 satellite out of control (1983)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with amateur astronomer Geoff Perry of Kettering Boys School on the Soviet satellite Cosmos 1402 which was thought to be out of control and likely to crash on Earth, and its self-destruction by a...

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  4. Cosmos 1402 satellite out of control (1983)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Press conference

    Report on the Soviet satellite Cosmos 1402, containing radioactive material, being found to be out of control and on possible crash landing at unpredictable location. US Staff Sergeant Ed Rascoe briefs the...

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  5. The space race (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Norman Beebe reports on the space race, which the United States entered 20 years ago today with the launch of its first satellite into orbit. Recently, the Soviets’ Cosmos 954 was powered by a nuclear...

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  6. Cosmos, The: A Beginner’s Guide (2007)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £39.99

    This double DVD contains six programmes from the BBC Two series presented by Adam Hart-Davis. Programme 1 - Are we alone or is there other life out there? - We meet the alien hunters, who spend their time...

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  7. Sky at Night Series, The (2004)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/spaceguide/skyatnight/proginfo.shtml

    Monthly astronomy programmes from the BBC SKY AT NIGHT series, presented by Patrick Moore, are available for free viewing online. The archive contains programmes broadcast since December 2001 and new...

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  8. Reith Lectures 2003, The Emerging Mind - Vilayanur S. Ramachandran (2006)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Psychiatry; Psychology

    This year’s Reith lecturer is the neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Director of the Centre for Brain and Cognition at the University of California (San Diego). The five lectures study neurological...

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