The Sky at Night · SEASON 31

Jodrell - The Listening Bank

Episode 11 · 1987-10-18

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Episode overview

Thirty years after its completion, the most famous radio telescope in the world - the 250 foot 'dish' at Jodrell Bank - was officially renamed The Lovell Telescope in honour of its creator. Patrick Moore talks about the work at Jodrell Bank with Sir Bernard Lovell and with the present Director, the Astronomer Royal, Professor Sir Francis Graham Smith.

Season 31 episodes

1. Photographing the Sky1987-01-18 2. The Study of Variable Stars1987-02-08 3. Stellar Catastrophe1987-03-15 4. A Celebration1987-04-24 5. Air on Other Worlds1987-05-18 6. High Moon1987-06-14 7. The William Herschel Telescope1987-07-12 8. The Roof of the World1987-08-08 9. The Hunt for Planet Ten1987-09-06 10. The Exploding Star1987-09-27 11. Jodrell - The Listening Bank1987-10-18 12. A Telescope for Christmas?1987-11-15 13. Where Are the Stars?1987-12-13