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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

Carl Sagan

Adrian Malone

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage: Episode 1: The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean

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Episode 1: The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean

The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean

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Classic science documentary in which Carl Sagan leads us on a guided tour of the universe.

Carl Sagan leads us on a guided tour of the universe, bringing such topics as Einstein's theory of relativity to a layman's level of understanding.

Award-winning series from 1980, which inspired a generation of scientists, Brian Cox amongst them. 

Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the universe, bringing such topics as Einstein's theory of relativity and Darwin's theory of evolution down to a layman's level of understanding. The first episode opens with a description of the cosmos and introduces the iconic 'Spaceship of the Imagination'. What, in 1980, were groundbreaking special effects allow Sagan to seemingly walk through environments that were actually models rather than full-sized sets. 

The series is still regarded as a watershed moment for science-themed television programming.

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Classic 1980 documentary series covering a wide range of scientific subjects.

Carl Sagan's classic 1980 documentary series covering a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.

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