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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:46 pm 
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I have just had the immense pleasure and mind blowing experience of watching the first episode of Professor Brian Cox's"Wonders of the universe"four part series it is truly astoundingly good,mind wastingly profound,humbling too and extremely thought provoking.......really fantastic.....best thing on TV for a million years..............at least.........i implore you to watch it.........as you can tell



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BBC2.......... :roll: :*: :wink:

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Richard Hawley wrote:
BBC2.......... :roll: :*: :wink:
mentalist. There was me bemoaning the lack of anything slightly decent being on tonight and I miss that. Get it on the net, ta.

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I was watching 'Fever Pitch' on DVD - wanted to be in Sowerby Bridge seeing Colorama - and the bleedin' Arsenal still won the soddin' league...

Will look out for the repeat - is Brain Cox old enough to be a Prof? - he doesn't look old enough to get served in a Pub...

Cannot help but love his enthusiam for the subject matter tho'.


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I am told by my 21st Century colleagues that there is an app. for the iphone (he says, like he knows what he's on about) that allows you to point said device at the sky & be shown upon it whatever constellation it is pointing at. :shock: They'll be coming up with one that dispenses bog roll next :wink:

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I couldn't find the bog roll one ;)

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The one I mainly use is called star walk it's great for the last year I've been reading loads on the subjects professor cox covered so very very well

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Richard Hawley wrote:
I have just had the immense pleasure and mind blowing experience of watching the first episode of Professor Brian Cox's"Wonders of the universe"four part series it is truly astoundingly good,mind wastingly profound,humbling too and extremely thought provoking.......really fantastic.....best thing on TV for a million years..............at least.........i implore you to watch it.........as you can tell



i like it









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Prof. Brian Cox used to play keyboards in D:Ream - but you knew that didn't you? :*: A great start to the series - when the BBC turn out stuff like this you don't begrudge a penny of the TV licence.


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i watched all the last series of 'wonders of the solar system' this is even better, Brian Cox is amazing, makes sense out of all the scientific jargon! would love to go for a beer with him.
Link to the first epsiode of 'Universe' on the iplayer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00zf9dh/Wonders_of_the_Universe_Destiny/

talking of space and stuff...did anyone see the space station in the sky tonight? around 7.30.

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talking of space and stuff...did anyone see the space station in the sky tonight? around 7.30.


with shuttle discovery attached alongside on her final mission ..>

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I only saw the bit when he was strolling across the desert..towards the carcass of the Eduard Bohlen...incredible..


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Luke M wrote:
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talking of space and stuff...did anyone see the space station in the sky tonight? around 7.30.


with shuttle discovery attached alongside on her final mission ..>

Fantastic, apparently you can see it on wednesday evening just after sunset.

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Brian Cox is a great presenter - he has such an infectious passion for the subject, it is hard not to be inspired by him. I have a telescope but is usually takes an episode from one of Mr Cox's TV series to make me set it up and have an evening stargazing.

I will probably buy this series when it emerges on Blu Ray as I never tire of watching this sort of stuff. IMHO it is a good example of the BBC getting it right.


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