Secrets of the Universe with Tim Peake Ch 5

[tomato]

Just watched the first of three episodes, quite light weight but entertaining nonetheless. 
 

Tim seems to have taken Mr. Cox’s penchant for presenting from photogenic locations,  but of course he has one up on him after viewing the earth from an all together different perspective.

Edited September 20, 2023 by tomato

[cajen2]

I found it rather lightweight and lacking ambition. Come back, Prof Cox, all is forgiven! 😆

[callisto]

10 hours ago, cajen2 said:

I found it rather lightweight and lacking ambition. Come back, Prof Cox, all is forgiven! 😆

Maybe so,  but it's always a step in the right direction to get 'Astro" related programs on TV 😉

[Andy ES]

1 hour ago, callisto said:

Maybe so,  but it's always a step in the right direction to get 'Astro" related programs on TV 😉

Yes agreed, astronomy programmes will never be on mainstream TV if they aren’t made watchable by people who aren’t interested in astronomy.

My Mrs, who has a passing interest in looking through the telescope, Saturn in particular, actually put this programme on.

I was a bit surprised by this, but we both enjoyed it, even if it was quite light-weight.

It was all going well until I said we need to get the same massive obsession dobsonian (or what ever it was) he was using in Australia 😂

Edited September 20, 2023 by Andy ES

[tomato]

Five hour long astronomy related documentaries  on Ch 5 in the space of a couple of months, maybe they have a new head of programme scheduling?

[Zermelo]

On 19/09/2023 at 22:06, tomato said:

Tim seems to have taken Mr. Cox’s penchant for presenting from photogenic locations

... but possibly not with Mr. Cox's budget - the episode on at the moment has him paddling down a canal with Dr. Becky, to illustrate black holes.  Cox would surely have arranged a helicopter trip to the top of a volcano on a tropical island.

On balance, I think I'd take Dr. Becky on the canal.

 

[Andy ES]

On 26/09/2023 at 21:55, Zermelo said:

On balance, I think I'd take Dr. Becky on the canal.

Said the Bishop to the actress...😂

[michael8554]

Spot-on for the viewers with some scientific interest.

Wife and I both enjoyed it

Michael

[EarthLife]

There's a total lack of science on TV these days, so any that might pop up should be encouraged I think.

As for the secrets of the universe, any advanced lifeforms out there with any intelligence will I'm sure be making sure their presence remains unknown !  Do we jump into a croc/ally infested river for a quick dip, or even just make your presence known to them, or wave hello to that group of hungry lions just over there ?  I'm guessing most wouldn't ? .. true knowledge has it's uses from time to time