Best Documentaries to watch?!

[bacchus]

Any suggestions for good documentaries to watch? Do you know any good documentary for amateur astronomy?

Cheers

[LukeSkywatcher]

I have to say that i like the tv series "The Universe". Not sure if it is still on tv, but you can buy the boxsets. You may even be able to watch it online. Do a search for it. Its not too "heavy" for beginners.

If you have digital tv...........there are loads of shows on Discovery etc about astronomy.

[Steve Ward]

There are loads out there . . . here's a selection to get you started , from documentaries to tutorials . . .

http://www.youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos/videos

http://www.youtube.com/user/UKAstronomy/videos

http://www.youtube.com/user/astronomyshed/videos?view=0

http://www.youtube.com/user/AstronomyAndNatureTV/videos?view=0

[ollypenrice]

Books.

Olly

[Steve Ward]

Good point sir ...

[Gissajob]

One of the digital channels recently had a 'Space' themed weekend, and these things tend to get repeated at regular intervals, so keep an eye on Discovery channel and the others. The only problem I found is that some of the documentaries had to sensationalise the subject - what would happen if an asteroid came our way etc. Oh, and anything by Brian Cox is worth a look.

Books.

Olly

Spot on - you can always go back to a book.

Alan

[Kingtut]

Despite it showing its age, Carl Sagan's Cosmos has to be in any astronomer's collection- the man is a legend. I'm also halfway through watching From the Earth to the Moon, which is a 13 episode drama/documentary about the moon landings. Thoroughly enjoying it so far.

[JG777]

A good 90 minute documentary is Seven Ages of Starlight which was on BBC4 last year, worth scanning the channels for a repeat of this. Also on the tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9JCqZak9n4

[bacchus]

Thanks for the suggestions! Appreciated:)

[Ganymede12]

• How the Universe Works
  
• Through the wormhole with Morgan Freeman
  
• Stephen Hawking's Universe
  
• Anything by Brian Cox
  
• As has already been mentioned: The Universe
  

Do they have to be about Astronomy?

[ChrisG3484]

Sky at night. Unless John Culshaw is on it, as I find his voice annoying.

[adrianelliott]

I enjoyed Edge of the Universe (on 4OD for free in the UK). OK its pitched at a pretty basic level, but I learnt some stuff from it! I am always on the lookout for good free material.

I also second Stephen Hawkings universe. OK it can be a bit cheesy at times (crash zoom into Hawkings eye etc) but I was impressed with the visuals and narration.

I will be checkout out the links given above, I love free stuff to watch when I'm bored.

[rory]

i really liked the bbc series " wonders of the solar system" and the "wonders of the universe" with prof cox. some dont like him ,but i found his programme a great watch .i have both the books that go along with the series ,that are also pretty good.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wonders-Collection-DVD-Brian/dp/B004NRYWBO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369556880&sr=8-1&keywords=wonders+of+the+universe

[glowjet]

Since the sad loss of SPM, the monthly Sky @ Night seems to have got itself a new lease of life with the current team of presenters, I find the new program quite enjoyable so far

[tibbz2]

Brian Cox's stuff is good, but I'm surprised nobody has said COSMOS, that is better than any of Cox's stuff. You can't beat Sagan!

[rory]

Brian Cox's stuff is good, but I'm surprised nobody has said COSMOS, that is better than any of Cox's stuff. You can't beat Sagan!

they have .

Despite it showing its age, Carl Sagan's Cosmos has to be in any astronomer's collection- the man is a legend. I'm also halfway through watching From the Earth to the Moon, which is a 13 episode drama/documentary about the moon landings. Thoroughly enjoying it so far.

[tibbz2]

How did I miss that!?

[ChrisG3484]

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Since the sad loss of SPM, the monthly Sky @ Night seems to have got itself a new lease of life with the current team of presenters, I find the new program quite enjoyable so far

I agree, just find John Culshaw difficult to watch. I feel they need an another amateur astronomer to balance out with the professionals, the role SPM used to do.