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Here Be Monsters

Synopsis
Edwin Hubble’s telescope, built 70 years ago, revealed the galaxies and the expansion of the universe. But now the space telescope named after Hubble is uncovering much more, including dramatic changes in the nature and number of galaxies formed since the ‘big bang’. Shows spectacular evidence of galactic collisions and the black holes that power galaxies.
Series
Horizon, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production
1993
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes
Broadcast on BBC2 on 1 March 1993
Subjects
Astronomy
Keywords
black holes; cosmology; galaxies; telescopes; universe

Credits

Producer
Alec Nisbett
Contributor
Jana Bennett

Production Company

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)
Email
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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