Of Big Bangs, Stick Men and Galactic Holes
- Synopsis
- Examines the big bang theory of the origins and structure of the universe, which is now under threat. Astronomers are finding great clusters of galaxies, vast empty voids in space and they are unable to explain why nine-tenths of the matter of the universe is missing.
- Series
- Horizon, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1991
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on 3 June 1991 on BBC2.
- Subjects
- Astronomy
- Keywords
- astrophysics; big bang theory; cosmology; universe
Credits
- Director
- Geoff Deenhan; Martin Chilcott
- Writer
- Geoff Deenhan; Martin Chilcott
- Contributor
- Jana Bennett
Production Company
- Name
Union Pictures
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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