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Brian Cox and Robin Ince host an irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.

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The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 23: Under our Night Sky

Under our Night Sky

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Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how our relationship with the night sky has changed.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Tim Peake, Jon Culshaw, Lisa Harvey-Smith and Stuart Clark to discover how our relationship with the night sky has changed over our history,

Under The Night Sky

Brian Cox and Robin Ince  discover the importance of the night sky to human history and how our relationship with the stars has changed over the centuries.  They are joined by star-gazer Jon Culshaw, astronaut Tim Peake, astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith and astronomy writer Stuart Clark as they chart the changing nature of our relationship with the sky above us. They discuss ancient cave paintings depicting Orion's belt, the astronomical revolution that came with our understanding of how planets orbit the Sun, and how astronauts like Tim who have "touched the sky" have seen the stars in a totally unique way.  Has our ever expanding knowledge about the stars twinkling above us removed some of the magic, or have modern missions and the incredible images of space we now see brought us closer, quite literally, to the sky above us?

Producer: Alexandra Feachem

The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 23

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Irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. With Brian Cox and Robin Ince.

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