Wonders of Our Solar System

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Anybody watch this on Sunday? I've just watched it now on iPlayer and WHAT a fantastic series this looks like. Really really interesting to anybody remotely interested in Space and our Solar System, some of the facts are just incredible.

All presented in a way that is appealing to all types of audience.

I'd definitely recommend people tune in this Sunday, BBC 2 and BBC HD and watch the first episode on iPlayer and I'm not even employed by the BBC!
 
I enjoyed the first programme and quite like the presenter.

Even though i have an engineering degree it nice to have things explained in a straight forward way.
 
I saw this, thought it was excellant. Me also an engineer and when he described how it is soley the power of then sun which, on a continuous basis, lifts the the combined flowrate of all the worlds rivers from the ocean, raises it to x miles into the sky, before it dumps itself back onto the mountains. I'd never thought of it that way before but as an engineer you can relate to this and therefore put the sheer power the sun gives off into perspective, and thats only a fraction of what the suns energy does to the planet. Staggering when you think about it.
 
Ill have to check this out on iplayer, love shows like this and they seem to be getting scarcer and scarcer.
 
Just saw this, really inspirational. Apart from the part where he said that the experience was ruined by him knowing what it was. Is he a real scientist? He's an aright presenter either way :p

Although i love how in these programs people can get away with saying stuff like 'these plants evolved' without a shadow of a doubt in their voice. Any other topic would have 'political correctness'.
 
Yeah was good, similar to a lot of solar stuff we get today, presenter was good none of the boring types that don't seem interested.

Crazy how much energy the sun puts out every second.
 
Superewza said:
Just saw this, really inspirational. Apart from the part where he said that the experience was ruined by him knowing what it was. Is he a real scientist? He's an aright presenter either way :p

Although i love how in these programs people can get away with saying stuff like 'these plants evolved' without a shadow of a doubt in their voice. Any other topic would have 'political correctness'.
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Dr Brian Cox is most definitely a real scientist. He lectures at Manchester University and works on the LHC in Switzerland, amongst other things! He's just not your stereotypical scientist, quite the opposite infact, making him rather well suited to TV presenting.

Just watching the show now. I've genuinely enjoyed the other shows I've seen him do, and this is looking to be no different. He's very good at putting things in terms you don't have to be a physicist to understand.
 
The only thing that annoys me about watching these programs is wanting to know what discoverys are going to be made in the future when I'm complete dust.

Also when he described what is going to happen to our Sun made it sound like something worth experiencing (although I don't fancy my chances of staying alive for another 5billion years!)
 
Saw the show by mistake and thought the narrator was brilliant. It was only until the end credits rolled that I saw he was a Professor. Great programme, and really enjoyed it.
 
Adrianr said:
Dr Brian Cox is most definitely a real scientist. He lectures at Manchester University and works on the LHC in Switzerland, amongst other things! He's just not your stereotypical scientist, quite the opposite infact, making him rather well suited to TV presenting.
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He played keyboards in D:Ream for a few years, but I'll forgive him :p
 
Already mentioned but I also thought he was an amazing presenter and was stunned to find out he was in D:ream years ago. Seems like a super intelligent bloke.
 
Just watched it on iplayer and i really enjoyed it. remember watching a doc he presented on the LHC, he has a very good knack for getting something across, even when he does talk slightly technical it still remains very much understandable.

Looking foreword to the next show, really nice to have something to watch that isnt garbage.
 
Mik3 said:
[...] There's another good documentary on tonight at 9 BBC2 - Horizon
is everything we know about the Universe wrong?
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I'm watching this at the moment. If there's one thing I'm taking away from it, it's that slow-motion explosion effects and inflating balloons are a very poor substitute for informational graphics.

EDIT: Oh, FFS - "Can't understand what the boffins are saying? Don't worry - look at the shiny! Go on, you like the shiny! Yes you do... yes you dooo. Shiny shiny!" Grr.

The Brian Cox programme was excellent, however. Somebody needs to do a programme about his secret of eternal youth. The genetically jammy git.
 
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Adrianr said:
Dr Brian Cox is most definitely a real scientist. He lectures at Manchester University and works on the LHC in Switzerland, amongst other things! He's just not your stereotypical scientist, quite the opposite infact, making him rather well suited to TV presenting.
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Actually he's Professor Brian Cox now....;) Can't wait to watch this though.
 
I watched this and if I'm honest I found it a little patronising. He delivers a simplistic view really, but then I suppose the more people that take an interest the better!, and I did learn something new :), so overall worth a gander. I'll watch the next ep.

Edit : 42!. Sheesh.
 
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