Wonders of the Universe

[Silverbullet767]

BBC Blurb said:

Professor Brian Cox reveals how the most fundamental scientific principles and laws explain not only the story of the universe, but the story of us all

BBC Website

Starts on Sunday the 6th of March, 21:00 on BBC Two & BBC HD for 4 episodes.

Really looking forward to this series, I enjoyed the Wonders of the Solar System series, I really like his presenting style and the fact he doesn't mention the MMGW or 'Climate Change' farce either, even though it's on the BBC.

Roll on 9pm sunday

[rhysenna]

Excellent. Love his enthusiasm for all things science.

[MiniMan64]

Only 4 episodes?

[Blue Meanie]

I still have Cosmos on DVD... Love these types of documentaries.

[Silverbullet767]

Yeah, only the 4, I was quite dissappointed when I read there were only 4 episodes, but how much do we know about the universe though?? I would rather 4 great episodes than 6 drawn out episodes, quality rather than quantity.

I'm sure it'll be great, besides 4 HD episodes will still take a massive chunk of my SkyHD box!

[Slade Alive]

Earth dies - end of mankind. What's to know, lol!

[Eric Mc]

Silverbullet767 said:

Yeah, only the 4, I was quite dissappointed when I read there were only 4 episodes, but how much do we know about the universe though?? I would rather 4 great episodes than 6 drawn out episodes, quality rather than quantity.

I'm sure it'll be great, besides 4 HD episodes will still take a massive chunk of my SkyHD box!

Carl Sagan managed over 20 quality episodes on the universe 30 years ago. We know a lot more now and could easilly fill a lot more than 4 programmes.

Having said that, Cox is very good and I am looking forward to the series.

[Oakey]

I'll live with only 4 episodes providing they ditch the stupid 'recaps' of the previous episodes

[weyland yutani]

Carl Sagan is a legend, there are lots of clips from his Cosmos series on youtube. Cox is good too but those artsy shots of him looking up angelicly at the sky with the Sun flaring the camera lens are bloody annoying

[Eric Mc]

weyland yutani said:

Carl Sagan is a legend, there are lots of clips from his Cosmos series on youtube. Cox is good too but those artsy shots of him looking up angelicly at the sky with the Sun flaring the camera lens are bloody annoying

There were a fair number of shots like that in Cosmos too.

[bass2rez]

I'm looking forward to this too. I think Wonders of the Solar System was one of the best programmes of its type I have ever seen. Fantastic stuff, beautifully photographed and the soundtrack was excellent and really added to the experience. Well done, Brian Cox and the BBC, it was a series to be proud of.

[funkyrobot]

Have Wonders of the Solar System on Blu-Ray; it's great!

I am looking forward to this series as i've been interested in Prof Cox's work for years now. I first saw him on a program years ago and then got hooked on his DVD commentary of the film 'Sunshine' (which he worked on as an advisor).

[big dub]

funkyrobot said:

Have Wonders of the Solar System on Blu-Ray; it's great!

I am looking forward to this series as i've been interested in Prof Cox's work for years now. I first saw him on a program years ago and then got hooked on his DVD commentary of the film 'Sunshine' (which he worked on as an advisor).

Same here, excellent picture quality on Blu-Ray. Looking forward to the new series on Sunday

[Blue Meanie]

Woohoo! I'm not the only fan of Sagan! Weird voice you can listen to for hours, (like Feynman I suppose). He has written some cracking books. Cosmos, for one, and Demon haunted world. very good reads.

[ADEuk]

Looking forward to this too.

ps try to watch this without laughing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhn8j7S4uKU

[Silverbullet767]

Just spotted this...



Who would walk around with this??

[Silverbullet767]

bump, on tonight, 9pm

[rich1231]

There should be artsy shots and time for contemplation in this sort of show. The dry technicalities are erm dry and technical. Its only when the audience is prompted to think about the universe and our place in it will the show have impact.

[Russ35]

Blue Meanie said:

Woohoo! I'm not the only fan of Sagan! Weird voice you can listen to for hours, (like Feynman I suppose). He has written some cracking books. Cosmos, for one, and Demon haunted world. very good reads.

You can also watch the 6 episodes of his 1977 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on the RI website. I think you'll need to create an account to actually watch them.

http://www.rigb.org/contentControl?action=detail&a...

[JonnyFive]

Looking forward to this