The Sky at Night · SEASON 22

Where Did Life Begin?

Episode 12 · 1978-10-11

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Episode overview

According to a new and revolutionary idea life did not originate on Earth but was brought here as organisms from outer space. Patrick Moore talks to Sir Fred Hoyle and Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe who have put forward this theory and discusses its implications in terms of life elsewhere in the universe.

Season 22 episodes

1. Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars1978-01-11 2. The Nearest Galaxies1978-02-08 3. The New Mars1978-03-08 4. Suns, Space-Ships and Bug-Eyed Monsters1978-03-27 5. The Asteroids1978-04-04 6. Birth of a Star1978-05-17 7. Astronomers' View of the Earth1978-06-08 8. Gamma Ray Astronomy1978-06-28 9. The Edge of the Solar System1978-06-26 10. Question and Answer1978-08-23 11. Does Anything Ever Happen on the Moon?1978-09-14 12. Where Did Life Begin?1978-10-11 13. Exploded Star1978-11-15 14. The Alignment of the Planets1978-12-12