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SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Star Men
Channel: BBC 4 10
Date: Friday 12th August 2005
Time: 03:25 to 04:05 (starting in 11 days)
Duration: 40 minutes.
Adam Hart-Davis explores the world of Britain's 40,000 amateur
astronomers. While the last century saw amateurs eclipsed by high
technology, increasingly sophisticated home equipment has seen the
amateur community enter a new collaborative relationship with the
professionals. Contributors include bestselling novelist Terry
Pratchett, Colin Pillinger of the Beagle 2 project and the godfather of
popular astronomy Paytick Moore.
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Should prove an interesting distraction from the Perseids that night.

"Nick" wrote in message
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SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Star Men
Channel: BBC 4 10
Date: Friday 12th August 2005
Time: 03:25 to 04:05 (starting in 11 days)
Duration: 40 minutes.
Adam Hart-Davis explores the world of Britain's 40,000 amateur
astronomers. While the last century saw amateurs eclipsed by high
technology, increasingly sophisticated home equipment has seen the
amateur community enter a new collaborative relationship with the
professionals. Contributors include bestselling novelist Terry
Pratchett, Colin Pillinger of the Beagle 2 project and the godfather of
popular astronomy Paytick Moore.
(Subtitles, Signed)

Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from
http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=88084
Copyright ?1999-2004 GipsyMedia Ltd.

"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
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Should prove an interesting distraction from the Perseids that night.

Yes, especially if Paytick Moore's brother (Sir Patrick) turns up and mucks
in.

"Nick" wrote in message
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SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Star Men
Channel: BBC 4 10
Date: Friday 12th August 2005
Time: 03:25 to 04:05 (starting in 11 days)
Duration: 40 minutes.
Adam Hart-Davis explores the world of Britain's 40,000 amateur
astronomers. While the last century saw amateurs eclipsed by high
technology, increasingly sophisticated home equipment has seen the
amateur community enter a new collaborative relationship with the
professionals. Contributors include bestselling novelist Terry
Pratchett, Colin Pillinger of the Beagle 2 project and the godfather of
popular astronomy Paytick Moore.
(Subtitles, Signed)

Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from
http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=88084
Copyright ?1999-2004 GipsyMedia Ltd.

Looks like a repeat from this coming saturday (6th) programme at 10pm -
a much better hour of the day. Actually, looks like Saturday night is
an astronomy special.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/listings/week/

Callum

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Looks like a repeat from this coming saturday (6th) programme at 10pm -
a much better hour of the day. Actually, looks like Saturday night is
an astronomy special.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/listings/week/


Quoting from the blurb:

"Adam Hart-Davis enters the world of amateur astronomy and visits Britain's
back garden star-gazers. He discovers their increasingly sophisticated home
equipment and examines the new collaborative relationship between the
amateur astrologer and the professions."

Arrrrggggghhhh!!!!

Robin

Quoting from the blurb:

"Adam Hart-Davis enters the world of amateur astronomy and visits
Britain's
back garden star-gazers. He discovers their increasingly sophisticated
home
equipment and examines the new collaborative relationship between the
amateur astrologer and the professions."

Arrrrggggghhhh!!!!

Robin

Hahahahahahaha oh my good gawd. Fancy calling them 'professions' ...
laugh? I nearly got me tarot cards out!

"TeaTime" wrote in message
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Quoting from the blurb:

"Adam Hart-Davis enters the world of amateur astronomy and visits
Britain's
back garden star-gazers. He discovers their increasingly sophisticated
home
equipment and examines the new collaborative relationship between the
amateur astrologer and the professions."

Arrrrggggghhhh!!!!

Robin

Hahahahahahaha oh my good gawd. Fancy calling them 'professions' ...
laugh? I nearly got me tarot cards out!


It is the BBC. Since when did they become the masters of accuracy?

Martin

In ,
Martin typed:

It is the BBC. Since when did they become the masters of accuracy?


Their incompetence at reporting science and technology issues is a source of
amazement and entertainment for me. Right now I'm glued to my PC watching
NASA TV.

BBC News 24 coverage of the EVA today ?

Zero. Zilch..apart from a promise to show some footage, which didn't
materialise. One presenter said that he was surprised that the crew had to
do so many repairs after just one launch. He didn't seem to realise that
they were working on the ISS.

Jo

On or about 2005-08-01,
Martin illuminated us with:

"TeaTime" wrote in message
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Quoting from the blurb:

"Adam Hart-Davis enters the world of amateur astronomy and visits
Britain's
back garden star-gazers. He discovers their increasingly sophisticated
home
equipment and examines the new collaborative relationship between the
amateur astrologer and the professions."

Arrrrggggghhhh!!!!

Robin

Hahahahahahaha oh my good gawd. Fancy calling them 'professions' ...
laugh? I nearly got me tarot cards out!


It is the BBC. Since when did they become the masters of accuracy?

However they are usually prepared to admit mistakes when pointed out to
them. As this one seems to have been. Now fixed.

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Mark
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Vatiously they did write :
equipment and examines the new collaborative relationship between the
amateur astrologer and the professions."
Arrrrggggghhhh!!!!
Hahahahahahaha oh my good gawd. Fancy calling them 'professions' ...
laugh? I nearly got me tarot cards out!
It is the BBC. Since when did they become the masters of accuracy?

However they are usually prepared to admit mistakes when pointed out to
them. As this one seems to have been. Now fixed.
Mark

But this one has not been,,, yet,,,
"and inspired a generation of amateur astrologers, among them Sir Tim
Rice and Dr Brian May."
In the blurb for/under the listing Sat.6August 1:50am "Sky at Night"
(ie. sat/sun night/morning)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/listings/week/
go to the 6Aug column and then down to 1:50am

And that was right after the first 1/2 of the sentence "The Sky at
Night has covered all the major events and developments in astronomy,"
got it right,,,
blithering idiot(s) !
gone badly downhill since I left 'em ;-!)