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Stargazing Live

Specials 2015 - 2019
TV-G

  • 2015-03-20T20:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 1h
  • 5h (5 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Three nights of stargazing and discussion, featuring guest experts and link-ups to observatories around the world.

5 episodes

2015-03-20T20:00:00Z

Special 1 Eclipse Live

Special 1 Eclipse Live

  • 2015-03-20T20:00:00Z1h

Dara O Briain and Professor Brian Cox are joined by a team of reporters and experts as they host live coverage of the biggest astronomical event to be seen in Britain's skies this decade. To bring you the best possible views, Liz Bonnin beams live pictures of the eclipse from a specially equipped plane high above the clouds.

On the Faroe Islands, Watchdog's Chris Hollins is amongst thousands of people who have travelled from around the world to witness the jaw-dropping spectacle of a total eclipse. Stargazing's own solar scientist, Dr Lucie Green, joins Newsround's Leah Boleto and hundreds of children carrying out a nationwide experiment to see how the weather changes during the eclipse. And BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood tells us where in the country you are likely to get the best views.

2015-12-15T20:00:00Z

Special 2 Blast Off Live

Special 2 Blast Off Live

  • 2015-12-15T20:00:00Z1h

Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain present live coverage celebrating British astronaut Tim Peake's space mission as he blasts off to become the first Briton to serve on the International Space Station. They are joined at the Science Museum in London by astronauts including Chris Hadfield, the former commander of the ISS, alongside thousands of people who are there to cheer Tim on. Meanwhile, in sub-zero temperatures in Kazakhstan, Dallas Campbell reports live from the Soyuz rocket launch site.

2015-12-15T20:00:00Z

Special 3 Brit in Space

Special 3 Brit in Space

  • 2015-12-15T20:00:00Z1h

Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain present live coverage of British astronaut Tim Peake's arrival at the International Space Station. At the Science Museum in London they are joined by astronauts including former ISS commander Chris Hadfield and Helen Sharman, who can give them the low down on the journey through space, life aboard and what Tim will face from his very first night on the ISS. Plus Dallas Campbell reports live from Kazakhstan with Tim Peake's first phone call home from space.

2016-01-12T20:00:00Z

Special 4 Back to Earth

Special 4 Back to Earth

  • 2016-01-12T20:00:00Z1h

Brian Cox and Dara O Briain are joined by a panel of stellar guests to delve deeper into the universe after a night of Stargazing Live. NASA's Carly Howett discusses 2015's New Horizons mission to Pluto, sharing some of the astonishing discoveries made possible by the images and data still being sent back from the probe.

Also in the studio, Professor Chris Lintott explores the strange world of pulsars - spinning stars that are heavier than the Sun, yet smaller than Manchester - and explains how Stargazing viewers can make their own contribution to astronomy by discovering new ones over the next three nights.

The panel will be answering viewers' questions, as well as enjoying their photographs of the night sky, including the International Space Station.

2019-07-15T19:00:00Z

Special 5 Moon Landing Special

Special 5 Moon Landing Special

  • 2019-07-15T19:00:00Z1h

To celebrate the Apollo moon landing's 50th anniversary, Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain travel to where the historic Apollo 11 mission began – Cape Canaveral in Florida.

They hear first hand from astronaut general Charlie Duke what it was like to guide Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the surface of the Moon in the Lunar Lander and how he followed in their footsteps three years later.

They also look at the most exciting new developments and, with privileged access, they broadcast from the top of launch tower that is being prepared for crewed missions and from the assembly line of a spacecraft factory.

They are joined by astrophysicist and medic Dr Kevin Fong and mathematician Dr Hannah Fry, who explore the latest developments in human space flight - from cutting-edge spacewalk technology to a future Mars buggy.

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