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The Planets Revisited: Destiny: Death Star

13/12/2004

Destiny: Death Star

The Planets Revisited

BBC Two - The Planets Revisited, Destiny: Death Star

An exploration of the fate of the Solar System.

This programme explores the fate of the Solar System and the evolution of the planets over the next four billion years. As Mars warms up, it is predicted Mercury will go into meltdown.

This programme explores the fate of the Solar System and the evolution of the planets over the next four billion years. As Mars warms up, it is predicted Mercury will go into meltdown, and the gas around the giants will blow away.

BBC Two

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Series charting the history of the solar system.

Updated documentary series using computer animations, archive footage and interviews to examine our current knowledge and contact with the bodies of our solar system.

The Planets

8/8. The Sun created our solar system, and will one day engulf and destroy it.

The World; Weather

The Sky at Night

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.

The Sky at Night: A Spin around the Sun

06/03/2006

A Spin around the Sun

BBC Four - The Sky at Night, A Spin around the Sun

Patrick Moore offers advice on how to observe the sun and its many brilliant features.

Patrick Moore offers advice on how to observe the sun and its many brilliant features. Chris Lintott demonstrates how to split light into a spectrum.

BBC One

New. Tips on safe observation of sunspots, flares and eclipses from astronomer Patrick Moore launch an evening dedicated to all things solar.

The Sun

BBC Four - The Sun

A portrait of our closest star, with its dark and violent side of storms and explosions.

Documentary about the sun and our relationship with it over the years, from the worship of the Stone Age to the latest scientific research into ways to harness its power.

A revealing portrait of our closest star - the sun. Responsible for all life on Earth, the sun has always been worshipped. In the Stone Age, monuments were built to its constancy and predictability. New ways of observing the sun are revealing another side to it - a dark and violent side of turbulent storms and huge explosions. As scientists learn to understand the forces that drive it, they are also trying to control its power. If we could harness the sun's power output for a single second it would supply the world's demands for the next million years.

Knowledge, arts, music and culture from the UK and the world.

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

New. Responsible for all life on Earth, our closest star can also be explosively unpredictable. 
Could its massive energy one day be safely harnessed for our benefit? 
Andrew Lincoln narrates.

The Sun and the Moon

New. 
A quirky Time Shift compilation of TV appearances by these two heavenly bodies, including Patrick Moore 's meeting with a vicar who refuses to believe the Sun is hot.

SHADOWS OF THE SUN

01/01/2000

BBC Two - SHADOWS OF THE SUN

Slow motion and time lapse photography follow the sun across the globe as it drives the seasons and dictates the rhythms of life.

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