Orbit with Kate Humble.

[subaqua]

I though that her full medical title was "Gillian McKeith"

most "doctors" don't have a doctorate, so they can just feck off too.

if the "dumbing down" of science on telly inspires one of todays younger generation that have had science wrenched from them by succesive government interference , then its worked. cousteau inspired my love of physics. I wasn't interested in the squidgy or the spidgey , more the how . that jolt of "wow underwater" got me a grade A at GCSE and A level and an AS level. it also made my HND a damn sight easier.

 

[col]

There's a lot of really good stuff in the BBC archives from the sky at night if only the beeb would let the public have access to them.

Love the sky at night too, depending on the topic that is.

 

[3narf]

For Christmas, someone bought us a book about Brian Cox.

It's meant to be about astronomy but there are more pics of his grinning mug in there than galaxies & stuff!

Still, things can only get better...

 

[rich p]

There's a lot of really good stuff in the BBC archives from the sky at night if only the beeb would let the public have access to them.

Yeah, but it's all a bit dated now. The universe has move on.

 

[col]

For Christmas, someone bought us a book about Brian Cox.

It's meant to be about astronomy but there are more pics of his grinning mug in there than galaxies & stuff!

Still, things can only get better...

Us? you mean it was for both of you? My son got me one of the wonders books for christmas, it pretty good.

 

[3narf]

I think it was for all the family! I can't remember from whom.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Talking about Orbit, they used to be an interesting, home grown, cycle company. I don't know if they're still going. I gather the main bloke closed it down and went back to university. Shame, good bikes.

 

[Arsen Gere]

Looks like the BBC will be opening the archives http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17368514 for download.

 

[marinyork]

Looks like the BBC will be opening the archives http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17368514 for download.

I was never particularly in doubt about that (although everytime the BBC promises something on this line it ends up smaller than what they first claim which in the context of this and other threads recently is highly relevent). You may still find that a smaller amount of the archives is opened up than is expected. It is the charging for it bit of the argument that has rumbled on for many years. When I was a tester the whole idea and ethos was considerably different to project barcelona.

 

[Fab Foodie]

It's not proper science unless it's presented by Judith Hann IMO ....

 

[Inertia]

Meh, Primetime BBC science documentaries these days seem high on CGI content but low on actual science. I learned less from the entire Brian Cox series on the Solar System than from one episode of "Cosmos" with Carl Sagan. This series is far, far worse, at least so far.

I haven't seen this but I loved Cosmos, I remember my brother importing the VHS tapes from America and telling me I had to watch it. Good memories, he made the subject interesting and imparted a lot of information in a manageable form.

Its funny you mention it, I was listening to science Friday and learned they are doing a new version of it presented by Neil Degrasse Tyson, though its over a year away. Listening to him I think he has the ability to make it very good.

This is the interview in case anyone is interested.

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/sciencefriday/scifri20120302-hr2.mp3

Sorry for the hijack

 

[col]

What was that series with sam neil, who was in jurassic park, I enjoyed that.

 

[Inertia]

What was that series with sam neil, who was in jurassic park, I enjoyed that.

I believe that would be Space http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/flyingvisits/