The Sky at Night · SEASON 21
Suns, Space-ships, and Bug-eyed Monsters
Episode 13 · 1977-12-14
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Ever since the days of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, science fiction and space exploration have been closely linked, and over the last 100 years science fiction has often become science fact. Rockets to the moon, orbiting stations, missions to Mars and the outer planets-all these were forecast decades ago. Patrick Moore talks to Arthur C. Clarke, science-fiction writer, who describes himself as an armchair astronaut, and The Sky at Night welcomes the return of Michael Bentine, best known as a humorist, but who is also a serious and dedicated scientist.
Season 21 episodes
1. Sirius, the Dog-Star1977-01-17
2. Travel in Space and Time1977-02-17
3. The Mapping of Mercury1977-03-16
4. Celebrates its 20th anniversary1977-04-20
5. The Solar Cycle1977-05-18
6. Uranus - the Second Ringed Planet?1977-06-15
7. The New Infra-red Telescope1977-07-20
8. The Swan in the Sky1977-08-10
9. The Voyager Missions1977-09-07
10. Stars of the Far South1977-09-28
11. The Amateur Astronomer1977-10-24
12. Why Do the Planets Shine?1977-11-23
13. Suns, Space-ships, and Bug-eyed Monsters1977-12-14
