Sky at Night

Newest Review: ... and amateur, who all claim to have gone into their line of 'business' because of The Sky at Night. So what makes Patrick Moore the best presenter to do this show? Well he hasn't exactly got many qualifications in astronomy to show for what he's done for the world of astronomy. Patrick Moore concentrated upon studying the Moon. He was involved in the mapping of the Moon for the Apollo missions. You've all seen his books i'm sure, well he's writted plenty! About 50 or so I think.... at last count! ~ Whats this programme all about then? ~ Well the answer to that i'd have thought would have been pretty obvious.... infact, it's so ... more

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Sky at Night: And there now appears to be a lot of cloud coverage..... (799 words)
by - written on 23/10/01 (Very useful, 63 readings)
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The Sky at Night..... it's one of those programmes that has been around for ages. Infact it began in April 1957, it's still going strong 4.5 decades later, and lets face it, that's no easy task! Not only has it been around for 4.5 decades, it's presenter, Sir Patrick Moore, has been hosting the show ever since it started.... again, no easy task! I believe that makes this programme the longest running programme to have the same presenter in the world. (Although don't quote me on that!) So what makes The Sky at Night so darned good? Well I guess that would probably be due to a few reasons: 1) Patrick has entertained viewers with near ... Read the complete review

Stargazing (431 words)
by - written on 28/04/01
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On Friday the 26th April 1957 the BBC launched a programme that was destined to run until the present day and for the foreseeable future making it the longest running TV programme in the world hosted by the same presenter. This fact is now recorded in the Guinness Book Of Records. Hosted by Patrick Moore, whose enthusiasm for the subject knew no bounds, The Sky At Night brought to Earth the wonders of the Universe and has enthralled audiences young and old. With his monocle firmly in place, Patrick would guide the viewer through the Solar system and the Universe without resorting to astronomical jargon, yet his rhetoric would be acceptable to amateurs and ... Read the complete review

Sky at Night Can be Enlightening (143 words)
by - written on 17/06/00 (Useful, 20 readings)
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The Sky at Night is a factual and interesting programme. The problem for many viewers may be that the presentation is straightforward without many of the special effects and high cost extras that many of the more popular documentary type programmes provide. To the uninitiated this may make the programme plain and boring, but if the viewer watches and listens the emphasis is on accurate, informative facts, presented in a way that a layperson can understand without feeling that the presenter is being condescending. The straightforward approach suits the programmes as the information is clear and there are no distractions. All information that is given is up o ... Read the complete review

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