Astronomical events
3 episodes
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Eclipses
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the progress in our understanding of eclipses from the ancient world onwards and how their predictability illuminates historical records and myths.
31 December 2020
Featuring: Carolin Crawford, Frank Close, Lucie Green
The Life of Stars
Melvyn Bragg discusses the life cycle of stars. They are born among vast swirls of gas and dust and they die in stunning explosions.
27 Mar 2003
Featuring: Paul Murdin, Janna Levin, Phil Charles
The Universe's Origins
Melvyn Bragg examines the way thinking about the origins of the universe changed in the 20th century. Are we any closer to knowing whether other worlds exist and how our planet came into being?
20 May 1999
Featuring: Martin Rees, Paul Davies