The Sky at Night
The BBC's long-running astronomy series, presented for many decades by Sir Patrick Moore.
- 1957-2026
- 70 seasons
- Documentary
The BBC's long-running astronomy series, presented for many decades by Sir Patrick Moore.
Season 19 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1975
Episode 1
Orion the Hunter
Orion, the Hunter Patrick Moore talks about this most splendid of constellations.
Episode 2
Northern Hemisphere Laboratory
Patrick Moore discusses plans for the new Northern Hemisphere laboratory with Dr. Graham Smith, director-designate of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
Episode 3
Algol: The Winking Demon
Algol, the Demon Star, is now well on view during the evening. Every two-and-a-half days the star seems to give a long, slow 'wink'. Patrick Moore describes this remarkable eclipsing binary and explains its importance.
Episode 4
Astronomy of the Infra-Red
Astronomy of the infra-red is now vitally important in studies of the planets, the stars and the universe as a whole. Patrick Moore talks about infra-red astronomy to Professor Jim Ring, of Imperial College.
Episode 5
The Outer Planets
18th anniversary edition exploring the 3 outermost planets of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
Episode 6
The Mysterious X-rays
A strange force of X-rays from the sky has been discovered by instruments on board the British satellite Ariel-5. What is the object sending them out? Patrick and Professor Peter Willmore discuss the various interesting possibilities.
Episode 7
The Hot Clouds of the Sun
What is the sun made of? To study the nature of the sun, special equipment is needed. At Sevenoaks Commander Henry Hatfield has built one of the very few spectro-helioscopes outside professional observatories, and Patrick joins him there.
Episode 8
The New Moon
Six years ago, in July 1969, men landed on the moon. At a major international conference held in London last month, experts from all over the world met to discuss the results of their work on the material obtained by the Apollo missions.
Episode 9
The Galilean Satellites
Jupiter's four largest moons - the Galilean satellites - are among the most interesting members of the Solar System. Patrick Moore talks about these planet-sized satellites with Dr. Garry Hunt , who is involved in all the space missions.
Episode 10
The Origins of the Universe
How did the Universe come into being? This is one of the most important and most puzzling problems facing mankind. Recently we have some new information from the depths of space, which may shed some light on the whole question.
Episode 11
New Star in Cygnus
We have just seen the brightest nova, or exploding star, for many years - Nova Cygni , which blazed out in the constellation of the Swan and became very bright. Patrick Moore talks about this strange and dramatic newcomer.
Episode 12
The Rocks on Venus
In the wake of a 1975 Russian space probe to Venus which sent back pictures of the planet's surface that surprised astronomers, Patrick Moore discusses the questions that were raised by the landings with Dr Garry Hunt.
Episode 13
The Search for Life in the Universe
Is Earth the only inhabited world, or is our civilisation one of many? Patrick Moore looks at some of the stars which could be the centres of planetary systems, and speculates as to which of them could support life.