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  1. The night is young (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Gill Pyrah talks on The Night is Young to the most famous astronomer in Britain, Patrick Moore. He’s written countless books on the subject and has had a long running television series, called The Sky At...

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  2. Brian Hayes show (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; Phone-in

    Hayes at the Weekend. Brian Hayes interviews Simon Mitton of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, on the new Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Astronomy and how information is gathered by...

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  3. NASA USSS Endeavour launch (1995)

    Genre
    News report; Special; Interview

    Jason Kaye reports on the US space shuttle Endeavour launching from Cape Canaveral in Florida for a 16 day astronomy mission orbiting the Earth. Includes NASA launch commentary from Lisa Malone and...

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  4. GEOS satellite mission (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with unidentified male speaker about the GEOS (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) satellite mission. Male interviewer not identified.

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  5. Meteor shower to hit Earth (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Astronomer Dr John Gribbin discusses the likelihood of a meteor shower on Earth, which has occurred before, and is a natural phemomenon. This is nothing to be worried about, he says, and is comparable to a...

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  6. Ian Ridpath on European space mission (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Astronomer and author Ian Ridpath on the launch of Eastern Europeans into space. He talks in detail about the Russians’ attempt to break the record for time spent in space. Male interviewer not identified.

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  7. IRAS-Akari-Alcock comet discovered (1983)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified male speaker (poss. amateur astronomer George Alcock) on the discovery and sighting of a new comet, named the IRAS-Akari-Alcock, after the names of those who have confirmed its existence. Male...

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  8. Patrick Moore on receiving CBE (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with astronomer, Patrick Moore, on receiving a CBE.

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  9. Viking mission takes Mars samples (1976)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Alan Wood of NASA says scientists on the Viking mission have conceded there is a possibility of life forms in the soil on Mars. These are subject to experiments, but the chance of life is high. Equipment...

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  10. Space telescopes, planets and black holes (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified male speaker on the use of space telescopes (or a particular space telescope, possibly Hubble?) to observe planets and black holes. Male interviewer not identified.

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