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Complete Cosmos, The (5 Parts)

Synopsis
Series of 25 10-minute programmes on space and astronomy.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 5 x 50 min.
Year of production
1998
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £14.99 (inclusive) each
Notes
Broadcast on C4 from 25/9/98.
Uses
Age 11 and up.
Subjects
Space science
Keywords
cosmology

Credits

Director
David Taylor; John Mason; Martyn Ives
Producer
David Taylor; John Mason; Martyn Ives

Sections

Title
Sun and the inner planets
Synopsis
1: Looking outward from the sun to Mercury, Venus, earth and the moon: 1) Our Star is Born: the sun; 2) Mercury; 3) Venus; 4) Blue Planet: the earth; 5) Moon.

Title
Mars and the outer planets
Synopsis
2: From Mars to the gas giants, Pluto and the realm of the comets: 6) Red Planet: Mars; 7) Jupiter; 8) Saturn; 9) Uranus and Neptune; 10) Realm of the Comets: includes the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt.

Title
Blast off!
Synopsis
3: Space exploration: 11) Earth Patrol: monitoring satellites; 12) Space Frontier: human space exploration; 13) High Life: living and working in space; 14) Robots: probes on Mars, Jupiter, Titan; 15: Where Next?.

Title
Space watch
Synopsis
4: The skieds unveiled - discovery, light shows, 'invisible' astronomy, ipactors, extra-terrestrial life: 16) Pioneers: astronomy and astronomers - Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Hubble; 17) Eclipses and Aurorae; 18) Impact! (comets and asteroids);

Title
Deep space
Synopsis
5: Through our galaxy to the depths of the universe and the beginnings of space and time: 21) Milky Way; 22) Hubble's Eye: the Hubble Space Telescope; 23) Infinity: the structure of the universe; 24) Big Bang, Big Crunch; 25) Black Holes, Dark Matter.

Production Company

Name

York Films of England

Sponsor

Name

Channel Four Television

Phone
071-396 4444
Address
LONDON
SW1P 2TX
Name

Denmark

Name

Films for the Humanities & Sciences Inc.

Name

Finland

Name

France

Name

Republic of Ireland

Distributor

Name

York Films of England

Email
office@yorkfilms.com
Web
http://www.yorkfilms.com External site opens in new window
Phone
01303 226 2345
Fax
01303 858 196
Address
23 Bradstone Avenue
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 5AQ
Notes
York Films specialises in producing science programming for television, particularly space and astronomy, with a strong emphasis on using CGI. Several series are available for sale on DVD on topics including Nobel prizewinners, bee breeding and six programmes on the bicycle.

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