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djellison
post Mar 7 2010, 10:06 PM
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Part one was tonight on BBC2 and BBCHD.

It was, without question, the best hour of scientific programming I have ever seen.
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post Mar 15 2010, 09:40 AM
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Overall, a great 2nd episode with Dr Carolyn Porco discussing the wonders of the solar system in the Saturnian system: Saturn’s rings and the tiger stripes + geyser-like fountains on Enceladus, Saturn’s sixth largest moon…
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- djellison   Wonders of the Solar System   Mar 7 2010, 10:06 PM
- - Stu   I was at work so I recorded it, hope to get it wat...   Mar 7 2010, 10:21 PM
|- - As old as Voyager   QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 7 2010, 10:21 PM) I was ...   Mar 8 2010, 05:14 PM
- - helvick   Got to agree with Doug - the best hour of Science ...   Mar 7 2010, 10:27 PM
|- - kohare   QUOTE (helvick @ Mar 7 2010, 10:27 PM) Fo...   Mar 7 2010, 11:00 PM
|- - rlorenz   QUOTE (helvick @ Mar 7 2010, 05:27 PM) Go...   Mar 10 2010, 05:30 PM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (rlorenz @ Mar 10 2010, 10:30 AM) B...   Mar 10 2010, 07:18 PM
- - nprev   ...High praise indeed! I'll definitely be ...   Mar 7 2010, 11:08 PM
- - djellison   Seen the #wonders comments on twitter? They are a...   Mar 7 2010, 11:21 PM
- - Stu   Hmmm. This has "buy it on DVD, then watch it ...   Mar 7 2010, 11:24 PM
- - PhilCo126   Yes it was a very good documentary, just pitty he ...   Mar 8 2010, 08:36 AM
|- - ynyralmaen   QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Mar 8 2010, 08:36 AM) ...   Mar 10 2010, 12:50 AM
- - 4th rock from the sun   Good show. Nice images and atmosphere, most of the...   Mar 8 2010, 10:22 AM
- - Stu   Caught the repeat on BBC2 earlier this evening... ...   Mar 9 2010, 08:13 PM
- - Explorer1   When will this be coming to Canada, any ideas?   Mar 9 2010, 08:54 PM
- - Stu   From Prof Cox himself (via Twitter): I think Scie...   Mar 9 2010, 09:33 PM
|- - SFJCody   My mum phoned me tonight to say she had seen ...   Mar 9 2010, 10:06 PM
|- - PFK   Two things I found gratifying about it: (i) Contr...   Mar 9 2010, 10:56 PM
- - djellison   I didn't notice any music at all. Seriously.   Mar 9 2010, 11:48 PM
- - Stu   Watch it again... the river sequence... can hardly...   Mar 9 2010, 11:52 PM
- - djellison   Fingers crossed BBC will release it on Blu Ray so ...   Mar 10 2010, 06:17 PM
- - Sunspot   BBC's "Life" documentary has Oprah W...   Mar 10 2010, 11:12 PM
- - ngunn   That's a great shame. I hope all Americans who...   Mar 10 2010, 11:29 PM
- - helvick   I'd be surprised if it was dumbed down - more ...   Mar 10 2010, 11:47 PM
- - ngunn   Right, I'd like to see the other version too. ...   Mar 11 2010, 12:09 AM
- - Explorer1   I found a link to the full episode (BBC version) o...   Mar 11 2010, 12:27 AM
- - djellison   Do you need a forum guideline to tell you not to u...   Mar 11 2010, 08:22 AM
- - Explorer1   I'm sorry, it's a really stupid question i...   Mar 11 2010, 08:47 PM
- - imipak   It seems to be a very minority opinion, but person...   Mar 12 2010, 08:24 PM
|- - djellison   That IS a minority opinion, because whilst you...   Mar 12 2010, 08:52 PM
- - Stu   Shame you didn't enjoy it, but I have to say t...   Mar 12 2010, 08:39 PM
- - ngunn   Well said, Stu. It's about communicating enthu...   Mar 12 2010, 09:01 PM
- - Stu   Wow, if you liked it Doug, just say so...   Mar 12 2010, 09:02 PM
- - Stu   If anything it was a bit too good; I'm giving ...   Mar 12 2010, 09:11 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 12 2010, 09:11 PM) Horiz...   Mar 12 2010, 11:11 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (ngunn @ Mar 12 2010, 11:11 PM) I a...   Mar 13 2010, 05:54 AM
- - djellison   The recent Horizon? God it was dreadful. Stock p...   Mar 12 2010, 11:34 PM
|- - PFK   A couple of days ago was aiming to post a summary ...   Mar 13 2010, 11:49 PM
- - Stu   It's a shame Horizon has gone that way. I am s...   Mar 13 2010, 06:01 AM
- - nprev   Heck, I'm jealous of you UKers who had what so...   Mar 13 2010, 06:26 AM
|- - Sunspot   QUOTE (nprev @ Mar 13 2010, 06:26 AM) (No...   Mar 13 2010, 02:45 PM
- - AndyG   In my opinion, Horizon seemed to slide in quality ...   Mar 13 2010, 12:37 PM
- - djellison   Nova may occasionally play some Horizon episodes -...   Mar 13 2010, 05:01 PM
- - jasedm   Wow, the first episode has certainly elicited some...   Mar 13 2010, 05:34 PM
- - Sunspot   I would have liked to have seen more real space cr...   Mar 13 2010, 05:54 PM
- - djellison   SOHO, TRACE and STEREO imagery, great though it is...   Mar 13 2010, 06:34 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 13 2010, 07:34 PM)...   Mar 13 2010, 07:17 PM
|- - SFJCody   On the subject of UK space documentaries, one of t...   Mar 13 2010, 07:23 PM
|- - Sunspot   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Mar 13 2010, 07:23 PM) O...   Mar 13 2010, 08:02 PM
|- - As old as Voyager   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Mar 13 2010, 07:23 PM) O...   Mar 14 2010, 09:01 AM
- - Explorer1   Here's a very nice (and quite legal!) chan...   Mar 14 2010, 04:21 AM
- - PhilCo126   Overall, a great 2nd episode with Dr Carolyn Porco...   Mar 15 2010, 09:40 AM
- - PhilCo126   Next month, the series will be available on DVD: h...   Mar 19 2010, 03:58 PM
- - nprev   Available for purchase, but delivery date not till...   Mar 19 2010, 04:37 PM
|- - NickF   QUOTE (nprev @ Mar 19 2010, 04:37 PM) Ava...   Mar 21 2010, 10:08 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (NickF @ Mar 21 2010, 03:08 PM) The...   Mar 21 2010, 10:55 PM
|- - PaulW   Many DVD players can be easily hacked to become ...   Mar 22 2010, 04:00 AM
- - machi   Finally I've seen first two episodes. Very nic...   Mar 21 2010, 04:01 PM
|- - Sunspot   QUOTE (machi @ Mar 21 2010, 04:01 PM) Fin...   Mar 21 2010, 04:31 PM
- - ngunn   I've just watched the third one, my favourite ...   Mar 21 2010, 10:23 PM
- - djellison   Another great episode - and great work by Ralph th...   Mar 22 2010, 11:07 AM
|- - rlorenz   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 22 2010, 07:07 AM)...   Mar 29 2010, 12:30 PM
- - PhilCo126   Indeed, good coverage of the January 2005 Huygens ...   Mar 22 2010, 05:32 PM
|- - MahFL   I saw the Lightning take off at a few airshows, al...   Mar 22 2010, 05:45 PM
- - djellison   I'm glad I got to see one at Fairford in the v...   Mar 22 2010, 07:02 PM
- - SkyeLab   Follow the Tweets from the prof here! http:/...   Mar 22 2010, 08:39 PM
- - PFK   Another plus is that should they want to illustrat...   Mar 22 2010, 09:48 PM
- - SkyeLab   Just watched Prof Cox on the BBC's Jonathan Ro...   Mar 27 2010, 12:33 PM

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