The Sky at Night · SEASON 25

Mr Herschel's Planet

Episode 3 · 1981-03-08

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Episode overview

Patrick Moore tells the story of William Herschel, the obscure Hanoverian army bandsman whose discovery with a home-made telescope of the planet Uranus doubled the size of the known solar system. Herschel was hired to provide 'astronomical entertainment' for the British Royal Family and King George III gave him £4,000 to build the world's largest telescope in a garden at Slough.

Season 25 episodes

1. The 200-inch Telescope at Mount1981-01-11 2. The Sword of Orion1981-02-08 3. Mr Herschel's Planet1981-03-08 4. The Spring Sky1981-04-05 5. 'In the Beginning.... '1981-05-03 6. Neptune - the Mysterious Giant1981-05-31 7. Bombardment from Space1981-06-26 8. The Summer Sky1981-07-27 9. The Perseids1981-08-23 10. Voyager 2: A Second Opinion of Saturn1981-09-21 11. A Tribute to Sir Bernard Lovell1981-10-18 12. The Autumn Sky1981-11-15 13. The Star of Bethlehem1981-12-13