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Venus Probe

Date released

17 Mar 1960

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1606A

NoS ID

023514

Story no

4 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Venus Probe. DESCRIPTION: At Cape Canaveral, a Thor-Able three-stage rocket was about to launch Pioneer V, a 90 pound satellite on a fantastic journey. Now to Jodrell Bank: it was...

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Measuring Methane Above the Arctic (2014)

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, DVD

Michelle Cain of the University of Cambridge and Stéphane Bauguitte of the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements explain how and why they’re measuring methane in the atmosphere above the Arctic -...

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Shakespeare Adaptations (2023 Audio)

aka: Episode 44

Series

State of the Franchise

Podcasts. Hosts Fred Dakin and Tom Stadler are joined by Beth Ann and Patrick Schmitz to discuss adaptations of Shakespeare’s work. Titles discussed include Disney’s The Lion King, Orson Welles’ Chimes...

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10th planet discovered (1978)

Genre

News report; Discussion

Ian Ridpath reports to a studio reporter (not identified) on the theoretical discovery of 10th planet in Solar system by US astronomers. This was the result of the discovery of a moon going round Pluto...

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Matthews People: Rick Wakeman (1985)

Mike Matthews talks to Rick Wakeman, an English keyboard player best known as the keyboardist for progressive rock group YES. Originally a classically trained pianist, he was a pioneer in the use of...

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Galileo probe arrives at Jupiter (1995)

Genre

Speech

NASA spokeswoman confirming the space probe Galileo, launched from the shuttle Atlantis in October 1989, has entered Jupiter’s atmosphere and begun transmitting data. Confirming the schedule for data...

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LOOKING AND LISTENING FOR MARS

Date released

1 Nov 1926

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

1629

NoS ID

387791

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: Astronomers at the Royal Observatory watching for the much talked of planet.

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Asteroid discovered between Saturn and Uranus (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview with astronomer Ian Ridpath on the discovery of a new massive asteroid between Saturn and Uranus. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian White).

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Mars

Date released

26 Oct 1939

Series name

New Series Pictorial

Issue no

186

NoS ID

116435

Story no

2 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

Various shots of actors dressed in costumes of different period re-enacting the historical reactions to the planet Mars.

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People and Places in the News

Date released

4 Feb 1946

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

46/10

NoS ID

100962

Story no

9 / 9

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Radar makes contact with the moon. In laboratory instruments record impulse signals as beam reflects back from planet.

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