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Factual: Science & Nature

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Iconic series exploring space science and the incredible universe all around us.

Look up! Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Chris Lintott present the iconic, inspirational look at cutting-edge space science and the incredible universe all around us.

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Pete Lawrence

Chris Lintott

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Toby Macdonald

Steve Crabtree

The Sky at Night: Locked down but Looking up

Locked down but Looking up

BBC Four - The Sky at Night, Locked down but Looking up

The Sky at Night celebrates its 800th episode.

The Sky at Night celebrates its 800th episode by showing how you can still explore space even when confined to your home by the coronavirus lockdown. Plus a new arrangement of the show's theme tune.

The Sky at Night celebrates its 800th episode while filming takes place under the coronavirus lockdown. 

Chris Lintott explores how some astronomers are managing to continue making observations by controlling telescopes as far away as Hawaii from a laptop in their bedrooms in Belfast. Maggie Aderin-Pocock investigates how members of the public can get involved in analysing data from Mars, even when they are confined to their homes. And Pete Lawrence points out some treats in the night sky that we can all see if we keep looking up even when we’re locked down. 

Plus a treat from the archives of the last 799 episodes set to a specially commissioned new arrangement of the show’s famous theme tune.

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