"David Harris" wrote:

BBC Four: Yes you're right. Please accept our apologies - we're updating
the reference. Unfortunately this may not be in time for the
transmission on Thursday 2 December. "

So at least they accept crits when they are wrong.

That's good to hear. I just received a BBC Science & Nature
newsletter by e-mail (can't think why, I don't remember signing up
for it and I don't even own a TV!!!) which has links to the series.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documen...enhanced.shtml

"The brightness of stars informs us about their relative size. The more
red they are the greater distance they are from Earth."

Ummm, not quite. Sounds like they will be responding to quite a few
crits as the series progresses.