June 18, 2017 3:37 pm
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Space Week on the BBC
This week the BBC looks to the stars with a season of programmes about
Space exploration. This coincides nicely with the new series of The Sky
at Night which began on 12 October with a look at the frozen worlds of
Neptune and Uranus (currently available on iPlayer).
Horizon: Is Everything We Know about the Universe Wrong? BBC4 Tuesday 9pm
An investigation into the phenomenon known as “Dark Flow”, whereby large swathes of the
universe seem to be mysteriously moving towards each other.
Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race, BBC4 Tuesday 9pm
Radio Times’ Documentary of the Week, this programme looks at how the Soviet Union
pioneered space exploration and features rare and unseen archive footage including interviews
with cosmonauts.
The Spaceman of Afghanistan, BBC4 Tuesday 10.30pm
An interview with Afghanistan’s first and only astronaut, once a national hero but now living in
Germany having been forced to flee the country during the civil war.
Human Universe, BBC2 Tuesday 9pm
Professor Brian Cox’s excellent series continues, this week tackling the question of why we are
here at all.
Do We Really Need the Moon? BBC4 Tuesday 10.30pm
A closer look at the celestial object we may all take for granted. What if the moon was no
longer where it is now? How would this affect life on Earth?
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