Stargazing LIVE BBC2 8pm

Cosimo · 3 Jan 2011 at 10:29

So you look up at the night sky and wonder about what you see. Well for the next three evenings Prof Brian Cox and Dara O Briain will be looking up and showing you how to observe the night sky and take photographs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xcp7d

This looks like it will be both quite educational and humorous.

See you out in the garden at 8pm.

Ceryndrion · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:46

/looks up
Hmmm.. clouds..
/goes back inside..

Could be an interesting show, but knowing these kind of things, will rely more on the presentation, than the content.

stulid · 3 Jan 2011 at 13:17

Dara 'o' Brian, no thanks.

glitch · 3 Jan 2011 at 13:28

Brian Cox, yes. Dara O Briain, no. Jonathan Woss, no.

Why they couldn't just let Cox run with this one on his own is beyond me. Presumably it's partly down to the fact it's live and he's not the greatest at working without the aid of a safety net and partly to draw the crowds in to laugh at the funny people making jokes.

Oh well, let's hope it's not a complete train wreck.

ElliorR · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:19

Ross is a knob.

Ceryndrion · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:19

Didn't the beeb get rid of ross and send him off to channel 4 or something? why oh why did they invite him back? what a waste of air..

stulid · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:20

he certainly is a knob.

ElliorR · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:20

Is the prof getting annoyed at Dara?

Ceryndrion · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:22

well, lets just hope that... Things... can only get better.. though I am starting to doubt it..

slothmeister · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:24

I have all the time in the world for Brian Cox, the guy just has a way with words and explaining things that just clicks. His wonders of the solar system program was a real cracker

Ceryndrion · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:26

Brian Cox is a very good presenter, it is just unfortunate that his co-host is a complete moron

ElliorR · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:26

These Hawaii parts are dull. Enjoying the rest though.

stulid · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:31

did he really moan about spook not having problems breathing? when that scene on the film is of his home planet of vulcan.

Electronic Dave · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:36

Seems to have gone off at a tangent - as much as I love sci-fi movies why have this in a stargazing programme? Don't think its supposed to be a geek debate on warp speed of if the ID4 alien mothership is USB compatible :rolleyes:

Well at least they are playing some Boards Of Canada

yey!

stulid · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:38

wooo.

weston super mare grand pier.

Tombstone · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:47

Doesn't really seem to be much live stargazing going on.

Ceryndrion · 3 Jan 2011 at 20:59

So, all in all, we've had an hour long, cheap copy of the Sky at Night, with all the good bits removed.

loltim · 3 Jan 2011 at 21:02

glitch said:
Brian Cox, yes. Dara O Briain, no. Jonathan Woss, no.

Why they couldn't just let Cox run with this one on his own is beyond me. Presumably it's partly down to the fact it's live and he's not the greatest at working without the aid of a safety net and partly to draw the crowds in to laugh at the funny people making jokes.

Oh well, let's hope it's not a complete train wreck.

This. Could've been a good program too

We don't need jokes on a science show.

philip2009 · 3 Jan 2011 at 21:12

Will be watching the rest of the programmes but I really wish the BBC wouldn't try to dumb things down so much.

Mik3 · 3 Jan 2011 at 22:16

Ceryndrion said:
So, all in all, we've had an hour long, cheap copy of the Sky at Night, with all the good bits removed.

Indeed, I still enjoyed it though.