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The Mountain Railway Between Chamonix and Montroc-Le-Planet is Open

Date released

5 Feb 1931

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

60

NoS ID

137593

Story no

4 / 7

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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Planets, The. Part 6: The Search for Planet X (1985 Video)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

There are currently nine known planets in the solar system. Mathematics of planetary motion predicts a tenth, outer planet and observations of the orbits of Neptune support this theory. Looks at the...

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Forbidden Planet (1956 Film, Video)

Director

Fred Wilcox

Producer

Nicholas Nayfack

Science fiction story with a plot derived from The Tempest. In the year 2257, a distant star has three inhabitants - Professor Morbius (Prospero), his daughter Altaira (Miranda), and Robby the Robot (Ariel)....

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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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Farewell to Anne Francis

Date

14 Jan 2011, 12:50

Author

Eve-Marie

Post Type

Post

Anne Francis, star of FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956), a science-fiction retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest, and cover model of BUFVC's Shakespeare on Film, Television and Radio: The Researcher's Guide...

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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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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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