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The Sky at Night

TV·1957–present·70 seasons, 820 episodes·BBC Four·Mystery, Nature, History·30m·7.8

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Our team of astronomers tell us what's on view in the night sky. From comets to quasars, there is always something fascinating to discuss in the Universe.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Sky at Night S2021E08The Forgotten Solar SystemS2021E08 · 9.7Of the 100 probes that have been sent out into space, only one probe - Voyager 2 in 1989 - has ever sent back any information about the solar system's outer planets. From afar, they seem featureless and devoid of any significant geological activity.Since then, long-range telescopes have shown that there is much more to Neptune and Uranus than previously thought and that they both warrant closer inspection. Time, however, is of the essence. Deep-space missions are dependent on Jupiter. The slingshot effect it provides to move probes along the way is only available to us every 25 years.
  2. 02The Sky at Night S2017E01Guide to the GalaxyS2017E01 · 9.5All good travel guides need a map, and the team unveil the most detailed 3-D map of the Milky Way ever produced. A map that reveals that there may be 50 per cent more stars in the galaxy than we previously thought. American astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson gives us a guided tour of the strangest stars we have ever observed, and we discover that the Milky Way may already be colliding with our neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda.
  3. 03The Sky at Night S2018E05Jupiter: Up Close and PersonalS2018E05 · 9.5Nasa's Juno spacecraft is currently making its 13th orbit of Jupiter on one of the most ambitious and risky space missions ever undertaken. The astonishing images it has captured are not just visually stunning, they also deliver spectacular scientific insight, revolutionising our ideas about Jupiter. Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores these stunning discoveries, from a new understanding of Jupiter's core and formation to revelations about how deep its raging storms penetrate the planet's mysterious interior.

Castfull cast & details

Patrick MoorePatrick MoorePatrick MooreChris LintottChris LintottDr. Chris LintottPete LawrencePete LawrencePete LawrenceMaggie Aderin-PocockMaggie Aderin-PocockMaggie Aderin Pocock
Paul Abel
Paul AbelPaul Abel
Chris North
Chris NorthDr. Chris NorthLucie GreenLucie GreenLucie GreenGeorge DransfieldGeorge DransfieldGeorge Dransfield

Episodes by season

Season19571Episodes1957Aired—Season avg
  1. S1957E01Arend-Roland Comet
April 24, 1957—

Season 1957 ranked & reviewed

Season19581Episodes1958Aired—Season avg
  1. S1958E10Life On Other PlanetsSeptember 17, 1958—

Season 1958 ranked & reviewed

Season19594Episodes1959Aired—Season avg
  1. S1959E06Minor PlanetsJune 10, 1959—
  2. S1959E11The Front and Back of the MoonOctober 26, 1959—
  3. S1959E12Pairs of SunsNovember 16, 1959—
  4. S1959E13What was the Star of BethlehemDecember 14, 1959—

Season 1959 ranked & reviewed

Season19606Episodes1960Aired—Season avg
  1. S1960E01The Great SpiralJanuary 20, 1960—
  2. S1960E05UranusMay 11, 1960—
  3. S1960E06Star Clouds of SagittariusJune 8, 1960—
  4. S1960E07Other Moons of Saturn and JupiterJuly 11, 1960—
  5. S1960E08Celestial FireworksAugust 8, 1960—
  6. S1960E10The Sky at Night S1960E10The MoonSeptember 27, 1960—First transmitted in 1960, Patrick Moore reviews the historic Soviet mission to launch a manned rocket into space and discusses with Gilbert

Season 1960 ranked & reviewed

Season19618Episodes1961Aired—Season avg
  1. S1961E01Storms In The SkyJanuary 30, 1961—
  2. S1961E03Life On MarsMarch 20, 1961—
  3. S1961E04Life On The MoonApril 24, 1961—
  4. S1961E0850th ProgrammeAugust 21, 1961—
  5. S1961E09Astronomy In SpaceSeptember 18, 1961—
  6. S1961E10Has The Earth Three Moons?October 30, 1961—
  7. S1961E11Star ClustersNovember 22, 1961—
  8. S1961E12A Telescope For ChristmasDecember 20, 1961—

Season 1961 ranked & reviewed

Season196210Episodes1962Aired—Season avg
  1. S1962E02Life In The Universe?February 21, 1962—
  2. S1962E03The Furthest PlanetMarch 14, 1962—
  3. S1962E04Space NeedlesApril 25, 1962—
  4. S1962E05The Space FogMay 23, 1962—
  5. S1962E06Astronomy And The AncientsJune 27, 1962—
  6. S1962E07Signals From JupiterJuly 16, 1962—
  7. S1962E09Keeping Space CleanSeptember 10, 1962—
  8. S1962E10Algol, The Demon StarOctober 17, 1962—
  9. S1962E11The American SpacecraftNovember 21, 1962—
  10. S1962E12The Moving EarthDecember 19, 1962—

Season 1962 ranked & reviewed

Season196313Episodes1963Aired—Season avg
  1. S1963E01Space 63January 23, 1963—
  2. S1963E02Space Stations For MarsFebruary 20, 1963—
  3. S1963E03Venus RevealedMarch 20, 1963—
  4. S1963E05Exploding StarsApril 17, 1963—
  5. S1963E06Science Fact & Science FictionMay 17, 1963—
  6. S1963E07The Birth Of The PlanetsJune 12, 1963—
  7. S1963E08The Active MoonJuly 16, 1963—
  8. S1963E09Eclipse Of The SunJuly 21, 1963—
  9. S1963E10Sunspots (The Sun In Action)August 13, 1963—
  10. S1963E11The Sky at Night S1963E11Manned Bases On The MoonSeptember 10, 1963—Many of the early Sky at Night programmes were destroyed or lost from the BBC library. Recently this early and very rare programme from 1963
  11. S1963E12Measuring The UniverseOctober 11, 1963—
  12. S1963E13Jupiter DisturbedNovember 6, 1963—
  13. S1963E14Star MythsDecember 13, 1963—

Season 1963 ranked & reviewed

Season196413Episodes1964Aired—Season avg
  1. S1964E01Ghosts Of The UniverseJanuary 10, 1964—
  2. S1964E02Signals From JupiterFebruary 7, 1964—
  3. S1964E03The Surface Of The Moon - Rock Or Dust?March 6, 1964—
  4. S1964E04Space NavigationApril 3, 1964—
  5. S1964E05Ancient And ModernMay 1, 1964—
  6. S1964E06Moon GatheringJune 5, 1964—
  7. S1964E07Midsummer SenseJune 26, 1964—
  8. S1964E08QuasarsJuly 24, 1964—
  9. S1964E09Red Gient, Yellow Planet, Blue SunAugust 21, 1964—
  10. S1964E10Explosions In SpaceSeptember 18, 1964—
  11. S1964E11Planet EarthOctober 30, 1964—
  12. S1964E12The Leonid MeteorsNovember 13, 1964—
  13. S1964E13How Old Is The EarthDecember 11, 1964—

Season 1964 ranked & reviewed

Season196513Episodes1965Aired—Season avg
  1. S1965E01Unwelcome AtmospheresJanuary 15, 1965—
  2. S1965E02Lava Or Dust?March 12, 1965—
  3. S1965E03Ancient LoreApril 2, 1965—
  4. S1965E04Naked Eye AstronomyApril 30, 1965—
  5. S1965E05How Long Is A Day?June 4, 1965—
  6. S1965E06Space WeatherJune 25, 1965—
  7. S1965E07Communicating With Other WorldsJuly 23, 1965—
  8. S1965E08Mars In ShotAugust 20, 1965—
  9. S1965E09Rethinking The UniverseSeptember 17, 1965—
  10. S1965E10Ninety Eight InchesOctober 8, 1965—
  11. S1965E11The Comet - Special EditionOctober 21, 1965—
  12. S1965E12The Unsteady UniverseNovember 5, 1965—
  13. S1965E13The Extra PlanetDecember 3, 1965—

Season 1965 ranked & reviewed

Season196614Episodes1966Aired—Season avg
  1. S1966E01The Moons Of JupiterJanuary 14, 1966—
  2. S1966E02Russian Moon Shot - Special EditionFebruary 11, 1966—
  3. S1966E03The Barwell MeteoriteFebruary 11, 1966—
  4. S1966E04Man Of The MoonMarch 11, 1966—
  5. S1966E05Stars In Their CoursesApril 12, 1966—
  6. S1966E06Solar EclipseMay 6, 1966—
  7. S1966E07American Moon Soft LandingJune 3, 1966—
  8. S1966E08The Royal ObservatoryJune 3, 1966—
  9. S1966E09Activity On The MoonJuly 8, 1966—
  10. S1966E10Sun TimeAugust 5, 1966—
  11. S1966E11The Outer GalaxiesSeptember 9, 1966—
  12. S1966E12The Planet With RingsOctober 14, 1966—
  13. S1966E13Fireworks From SpaceNovember 11, 1966—
  14. S1966E14The End Of The WorldDecember 9, 1966—

Season 1966 ranked & reviewed

Season196713Episodes1967Aired—Season avg
  1. S1967E01The Giant PlanetJanuary 6, 1967—
  2. S1967E02Oberving Earth SatellitesFebruary 3, 1967—
  3. S1967E03Gas Clouds In SpaceMarch 3, 1967—
  4. S1967E04Craters On The MoonMarch 21, 1967—
  5. S1967E05The Past 10 Years Of The Sky At NightApril 28, 1967—
  6. S1967E06A New Look At MarsMay 26, 1967—
  7. S1967E07VegaJune 23, 1967—
  8. S1967E08Lord Rosse's Great TelescopeJuly 21, 1967—
  9. S1967E09Exploding StarsAugust 18, 1967—
  10. S1967E10Invisible AstronomySeptember 15, 1967—
  11. S1967E11Cameras Around The MoonOctober 13, 1967—
  12. S1967E12Venus ObservedNovember 10, 1967—
  13. S1967E13Lumps From Outer SpaceDecember 8, 1967—

Season 1967 ranked & reviewed

Season196814Episodes1968Aired—Season avg
  1. S1968E01Home Build ObservatoriesJanuary 5, 1968—
  2. S1968E02Calendars Of Other WorldsFebruary 2, 1968—
  3. S1968E03The New PlanetariumMarch 1, 1968—
  4. S1968E04Black Clouds In The GalaxyMarch 29, 1968—
  5. S1968E05Flights Of Space FancyApril 26, 1968—
  6. S1968E06A Close Pass By IcarusMay 24, 1968—
  7. S1968E07The Unquiet SunJune 21, 1968—
  8. S1968E08PulsarsJuly 19, 1968—
  9. S1968E09The Structure Of The MoonAugust 16, 1968—
  10. S1968E10The Siberian Eclipse Of The SunSeptember 9, 1968—
  11. S1968E11The Total Eclipse Of The SunOctober 7, 1968—
  12. S1968E12The Clock Of SpaceNovember 4, 1968—
  13. S1968E13Venus - The Hot PlanetDecember 2, 1967—
  14. S1968E14The Moon And The EarthDecember 30, 1968—

Season 1968 ranked & reviewed

Season196916Episodes1969Aired—Season avg
  1. S1969E01The Moon - A New EraJanuary 27, 1969—
  2. S1969E02How Much Can You See?February 24, 1969—
  3. S1969E03Jupiter - The Giant PlanetMarch 24, 1969—
  4. S1969E04The Moon And The EarthApril 21, 1969—
  5. S1969E05Mars: Target TwoMay 19, 1969—
  6. S1969E06Recent Moon PicturesMay 30, 1969—
  7. S1969E07When Venus Crosses The SunJune 16, 1969—
  8. S1969E08The Needles Of SpaceJuly 14, 1969—
  9. S1969E09The Sky at Night Special: Mariner At MarsAugust 3, 1969—
  10. S1969E10Fly Past MarsAugust 11, 1969—
  11. S1969E11MoonquakesSeptember 18, 1969—
  12. S1969E12RelativityJune 9, 1969—
  13. S1969E13Stars That Come And GoOctober 7, 1969—
  14. S1969E14The Moons Of SaturnNovember 4, 1969—
  15. S1969E15The Grand TourDecember 2, 1969—
  16. S1969E161969 Year of SpaceDecember 24, 1969—

Season 1969 ranked & reviewed

Season197015Episodes1970Aired—Season avg
  1. S1970E01Wanderers In SpaceJanuary 12, 1970—
  2. S1970E02MoonrockJanuary 12, 1970—
  3. S1970E03Galaxy MachineJanuary 27, 1970—
  4. S1970E04The Crab NebulaFebruary 24, 1970—
  5. S1970E05Total Eclipse In MexicoMarch 7, 1970—
  6. S1970E06Photography Of The MoonMarch 23, 1970—
  7. S1970E07When Mercury Crosses The SunApril 28, 1970—
  8. S1970E08Back Garden ObservatoriesMay 26, 1970—
  9. S1970E09Steering By The StarsJune 16, 1970—
  10. S1970E10The Moons Of MarsJuly 14, 1970—
  11. S1970E11Astronomers In The Space AgeAugust 25, 1970—
  12. S1970E12Moon QuakesSeptember 15, 1970—
  13. S1970E13Rockets To The PlanetsOctober 14, 1970—
  14. S1970E14Infrared Astronomy & Neil ArmstrongNovember 18, 1970—
  15. S1970E15Planets Of Other SunsDecember 16, 1970—

Season 1970 ranked & reviewed

Season197113Episodes1971Aired—Season avg
  1. S1971E01The Approach Of MarsJanuary 13, 1971—
  2. S1971E02Russian And American Space AchievementsFebruary 3, 1971—
  3. S1971E03Sirius The Dog StarMarch 3, 1971—
  4. S1971E04A Black Hole In SpaceApril 1, 1971—
  5. S1971E05Jupiter - The Other Magnetic PlanetApril 27, 1971—
  6. S1971E06Orbiting Space StationsJune 8, 1971—
  7. S1971E07Tracking The StarsJune 30, 1971—
  8. S1971E08How Far Are The Stars?July 21, 1971—
  9. S1971E09Mars Comes CloseAugust 18, 1971—
  10. S1971E10The Life And Death Of A StarSeptember 15, 1971—
  11. S1971E11Kepler - Genius And MysticOctober 13, 1971—
  12. S1971E12Target MarsNovember 17, 1971—
  13. S1971E13A Telescope Comes HomeDecember 7, 1971—

Season 1971 ranked & reviewed

Season197213Episodes1972Aired—Season avg
  1. S1972E01The Great BearJanuary 12, 1972—
  2. S1972E02X-Ray StarsFebruary 2, 1972—
  3. S1972E03Mars - A Dynamic WorldMarch 1, 1972—
  4. S1972E04What Do You Want To Know?March 27, 1972—
  5. S1972E0515th Anniversary ProgrammeApril 12, 1972—
  6. S1972E06The 10th PlanetMay 24, 1972—
  7. S1972E07The Sky at Night S1972E07Midsummer and MegalithsMay 24, 1972—How much did our prehistoric ancestors know about the movements of the sun and moon? Patrick Moore is at Stonehenge to discuss the evidence
  8. S1972E08Jupiter - The Colossal PlanetJuly 19, 1972—
  9. S1972E09The Andromeda GalaxyAugust 16, 1972—
  10. S1972E10An Exploded PlanetSeptember 18, 1972—
  11. S1972E11MarsOctober 2, 1972—
  12. S1972E12Collapsing StarsOctober 30, 1972—
  13. S1972E13Tycho's StarDecember 4, 1972—

Season 1972 ranked & reviewed

Season197314Episodes1973Aired—Season avg
  1. S1973E011973 - An Exciting YearJanuary 8, 1973—
  2. S1973E02Practical Work In The ObservatoryFebruary 7, 1973—
  3. S1973E03Sirius - The Brightest StarMarch 19, 1973—
  4. S1973E04The Eclipse Of The CenturyApril 2, 1973—
  5. S1973E05How Big Are The Planets?April 30, 1973—
  6. S1973E06The Colours Of The StarsJune 4, 1973—
  7. S1973E07The African EclipseJuly 11, 1973—
  8. S1973E08Navigational AstronomyAugust 1, 1973—
  9. S1973E09Venus - A Cratered WorldAugust 29, 1973—
  10. S1973E10The Moon IllusionSeptember 18, 1973—
  11. S1973E11The Volcanoes Of MarsOctober 17, 1973—
  12. S1973E12When Mercury Crosses The SunNovember 7, 1973—
  13. S1973E13JupiterDecember 12, 1973—
  14. S1973E14Kohoutek's CometDecember 28, 1973—

Season 1973 ranked & reviewed

Season197413Episodes1974Aired—Season avg
  1. S1974E01Positional AstronomyJanuary 27, 1974—
  2. S1974E02Saturn And Its SatellitesFebruary 19, 1974—
  3. S1974E03Milky Way & Mars ProbesMarch 30, 1974—
  4. S1974E04Messenger To MercuryApril 24, 1974—
  5. S1974E05Life In The UniverseMay 15, 1974—
  6. S1974E06The Daylight StarJune 17, 1974—
  7. S1974E07The Heart Of The ScorpionJuly 10, 1974—
  8. S1974E08Shooting StarsAugust 7, 1974—
  9. S1974E09Choosing A TelescopeSeptember 4, 1974—
  10. S1974E10Lord Rosse's TelescopeOctober 2, 1974—
  11. S1974E11The Changing Force Of GravityOctober 30, 1974—
  12. S1974E12Eros - The Wanderer In SpaceNovember 26, 1974—
  13. S1974E13The Year Of The PlanetsDecember 18, 1974—

Season 1974 ranked & reviewed

Season197513Episodes1975Aired—Season avg
  1. S1975E01Orion The HunterJanuary 6, 1975—
  2. S1975E02New Northern Hemisphere LaboratoryFebruary 6, 1975—
  3. S1975E03Algol - The Winking DemonMarch 5, 1975—
  4. S1975E04Astronomy Of The InfraredApril 7, 1975—
  5. S1975E05The Sky at Night S1975E05The Outer PlanetsApril 30, 1975—A look back at a Sky at Night episode from 1975. Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are all on view. Each has its own special points of interest and
  6. S1975E06The Mysterious X-RaysMay 30, 1975—
  7. S1975E07The Hot Clouds Of The SunJuly 1, 1975—
  8. S1975E08The New MoonJuly 28, 1975—
  9. S1975E09The Galilean SatellitesAugust 28, 1975—
  10. S1975E10The Origin Of The UniverseSeptember 23, 1975—
  11. S1975E11New Star In CygnusOctober 22, 1975—
  12. S1975E12The Rocks On VenusNovember 12, 1975—
  13. S1975E13The Search For Life In The UniverseDecember 10, 1975—

Season 1975 ranked & reviewed

Season197613Episodes1976Aired—Season avg
  1. S1976E01The Changing Face Of MarsJanuary 21, 1976—
  2. S1976E02The Pole StarFebruary 18, 1976—
  3. S1976E03Black Holes In SpaceMarch 18, 1976—
  4. S1976E04The Rings Of SaturnApril 21, 1976—
  5. S1976E05The Sun And The EarthMay 20, 1976—
  6. S1976E06Neutron StarsJune 14, 1976—
  7. S1976E07Viking To MarsJuly 15, 1976—
  8. S1976E08Viking On MarsAugust 11, 1976—
  9. S1976E09How Far Can You See?September 10, 1976—
  10. S1976E10Viking - The End Of The BeginningSeptember 28, 1976—
  11. S1976E11A New Look From GreenwichOctober 28, 1976—
  12. S1976E12Quasars - The Remotest Objects In The UniverseNovember 24, 1976—
  13. S1976E13The Evening StarDecember 15, 1976—

Season 1976 ranked & reviewed

Season197713Episodes1977Aired—Season avg
  1. S1977E01Sirius - The Dog StarJanuary 17, 1977—
  2. S1977E02Travel In Space And TimeFebruary 17, 1977—
  3. S1977E03The Mapping Of MercuryMarch 16, 1977—
  4. S1977E0420th Anniversary ProgrammeApril 20, 1977—
  5. S1977E05The Solar CycleMay 18, 1977—
  6. S1977E06Uranus - The Second Ringed PlanetJune 15, 1977—
  7. S1977E07The New Infrared TelescopeJuly 20, 1977—
  8. S1977E08The Swan In The SkyAugust 10, 1977—
  9. S1977E09The Voyager MissionsAugust 10, 1977—
  10. S1977E10Stars Of The Far SouthSeptember 28, 1977—
  11. S1977E11The Amateur AstronomerOctober 24, 1977—
  12. S1977E12Why Do Planets Shine?November 23, 1977—
  13. S1977E13Sun, Spaceships and Bug-Eyed MonstersDecember 16, 1977—

Season 1977 ranked & reviewed

Season197813Episodes1978Aired—Season avg
  1. S1978E01Exploring The Night Sky With BinocularsJanuary 11, 1978—
  2. S1978E02The Nearest GalaxiesFebruary 8, 1978—
  3. S1978E03The New MarsMarch 8, 1978—
  4. S1978E04The AsteroidsApril 5, 1978—
  5. S1978E05Birth Of A StarMay 17, 1978—
  6. S1978E06Astronomers' View Of The EarthJune 9, 1978—
  7. S1978E07Gamma-Ray AstronomyJune 28, 1978—
  8. S1978E08The Edge Of The Solar SystemJuly 26, 1978—
  9. S1978E09Questions And AnswersAugust 23, 1978—
  10. S1978E10Does Anything Ever Happen On The Moon?September 14, 1978—
  11. S1978E11Where Did Life Begin?October 11, 1978—
  12. S1978E12Exploded StarNovember 15, 1978—
  13. S1978E13The Alignment Of The PlanetsDecember 12, 1978—

Season 1978 ranked & reviewed

Season197914Episodes1979Aired—Season avg
  1. S1979E01Venus ExploredJanuary 10, 1979—
  2. S1979E02The Man Who Mapped The NebulaeFebruary 5, 1979—
  3. S1979E03Is Life On Earth Unique?March 8, 1979—
  4. S1979E04The Space Between The StarsApril 4, 1979—
  5. S1979E05Voyager To JupiterMay 2, 1979—
  6. S1979E06Looking At The Weather From SpaceMay 30, 1979—
  7. S1979E07X-Rays From SpaceJune 27, 1979—
  8. S1979E08Down To Earth - The End Of SkylabJuly 9, 1979—
  9. S1979E09Voyager 2 Reaches JupiterJuly 24, 1979—
  10. S1979E10The ZodiacAugust 21, 1979—
  11. S1979E11Pioneer To SaturnSeptember 19, 1979—
  12. S1979E12Observing The SunOctober 18, 1979—
  13. S1979E13The Message Of StarlightNovember 22, 1979—
  14. S1979E14UFOs - Fact Or Fantasy?December 11, 1979—

Season 1979 ranked & reviewed

Season198013Episodes1980Aired—Season avg
  1. S1980E01Mapping The SkyJanuary 10, 1980—
  2. S1980E02Saturn - The Disappearing RingsFebruary 7, 1980—
  3. S1980E03The Man Who Discovered A PlanetMarch 20, 1980—
  4. S1980E04The Multiple-Mirror TelescopeApril 17, 1980—
  5. S1980E05Journey To The Centre Of The GalaxyMay 13, 1980—
  6. S1980E06Kitt Peak ObservatoryJune 10, 1980—
  7. S1980E07QuasarsJuly 10, 1980—
  8. S1980E08The Mapping Of VenusAugust 6, 1980—
  9. S1980E09Meteor CraterSeptember 4, 1980—
  10. S1980E10The Autumn EquinoxOctober 1, 1980—
  11. S1980E11The ScintarsOctober 28, 1980—
  12. S1980E12Voyager 1 Reaches SaturnNovember 20, 1980—
  13. S1980E13The QuadrantidsDecember 7, 1980—

Season 1980 ranked & reviewed

Season198113Episodes1981Aired—Season avg
  1. S1981E01The 200-Inch Telescope At Mount PalomarJanuary 11, 1981—
  2. S1981E02The Sword Of OrionFebruary 8, 1981—
  3. S1981E03Mr Herschel's PlanetMarch 8, 1981—
  4. S1981E04The Spring SkyApril 5, 1981—
  5. S1981E05In The BeginningMay 3, 1981—
  6. S1981E06Neptune - The Mysterious GiantMay 31, 1981—
  7. S1981E07Bombardment From SpaceJune 28, 1981—
  8. S1981E08The Summer SkyJuly 26, 1981—
  9. S1981E09The PerseidsAugust 23, 1981—
  10. S1981E10Voyager 2 - A Second Opinion Of SaturnSeptember 20, 1981—
  11. S1981E11The Sky at Night S1981E11A Tribute to Sir Bernard LovellOctober 18, 1981—Tribute to Sir Bernard Lovell, recently retired as Director of the Radio Astronomy Observatory, Jodrell Bank. In this programme he talks to
  12. S1981E12The Autumn SkyNovember 15, 1981—
  13. S1981E13The Star Of BethlehemDecember 13, 1981—

Season 1981 ranked & reviewed

Season198213Episodes1982Aired—Season avg
  1. S1982E01The Sky at Night S1982E01The Winter SkyJanuary 10, 1982—Patrick Moore talks about lunar eclipses, looking in particular at the eclipse of 6 January 1982, and describes features in the January nigh
  2. S1982E02The Changing Face Of VenusFebruary 7, 1982—
  3. S1982E03The Largest Star?March 14, 1982—
  4. S1982E04When Planets Loop The LoopApril 4, 1982—
  5. S1982E05The Unfolding Universe (25th Anniversary)April 25, 1982—
  6. S1982E06The Depths Of SpaceMay 16, 1982—
  7. S1982E07La Palma - A New ObservatoryJune 6, 1982—
  8. S1982E08The Hunt For The Tenth PlanetJuly 18, 1982—
  9. S1982E09Siding SpringAugust 22, 1982—
  10. S1982E10The Mystery Of The Spiral ArmSeptember 26, 1982—
  11. S1982E11The Return Of Halley's CometOctober 21, 1982—
  12. S1982E12The Cosmic SerpentOctober 31, 1982—
  13. S1982E13The Last Man On The MoonDecember 5, 1982—

Season 1982 ranked & reviewed

Season198313Episodes1983Aired—Season avg
  1. S1983E01The Winter SkyJanuary 9, 1983—
  2. S1983E02IRAS - A New FrontierFebruary 6, 1983—
  3. S1983E03Mauna Kea - Half Way To SpaceMarch 6, 1983—
  4. S1983E04The Quickest PulsarApril 10, 1983—
  5. S1983E05Neutrino HuntingMay 8, 1983—
  6. S1983E06Speckles Of LightJune 5, 1983—
  7. S1983E07Pioneering The HeliosphereJuly 3, 1983—
  8. S1983E08Illuminating QuasarsJuly 31, 1983—
  9. S1983E09Unlocking The Secrets Of VegaSeptember 4, 1983—
  10. S1983E10The Autumn SkySeptember 25, 1983—
  11. S1983E11The Mount Wilson ObservatoryOctober 23, 1983—
  12. S1983E12Discoveries In SpaceNovember 20, 1983—
  13. S1983E13The Black Hole Weigh-InDecember 11, 1983—

Season 1983 ranked & reviewed

Season198413Episodes1984Aired—Season avg
  1. S1984E01The Winter SkyJanuary 8, 1984—
  2. S1984E02At The Castle GateFebruary 5, 1984—
  3. S1984E03Venus UnveiledMarch 11, 1984—
  4. S1984E04The Secret Lives Of The StarsApril 1, 1984—
  5. S1984E05New Life For Solar MaxApril 29, 1984—
  6. S1984E06The Sky at Night S1984E06Cooking The ElementsMay 20, 1984—Most astronomers believe that the universe began with a big bang, perhaps 15 billion years ago, and that all the elements have since been bu
  7. S1984E07A Night With The INTJune 10, 1984—
  8. S1984E08Missions To CometsJuly 15, 1984—
  9. S1984E09The Orange World Of TitanAugust 19, 1984—
  10. S1984E10Shells Around StarsSeptember 16, 1984—
  11. S1984E11Once Upon A TimeOctober 14, 1984—
  12. S1984E12Reflection NebulaeNovember 18, 1984—
  13. S1984E13Forgotten ConstellationsDecember 9, 1984—

Season 1984 ranked & reviewed

Season198513Episodes1985Aired—Season avg
  1. S1985E01Worlds ApartJanuary 13, 1985—
  2. S1985E02Colours Of The StarsFebruary 10, 1985—
  3. S1985E03The Year Of The CometMarch 10, 1985—
  4. S1985E04The Infrared SkyMarch 31, 1985—
  5. S1985E05Moon RillsMay 5, 1985—
  6. S1985E06Little WorldsJune 2, 1985—
  7. S1985E07Summer SkyJune 30, 1985—
  8. S1985E08Infrared At Siding SpringJuly 28, 1985—
  9. S1985E09MizarAugust 18, 1985—
  10. S1985E10The Computerised AmateurSeptember 8, 1985—
  11. S1985E11Red Shift - Or Red Herring?October 13, 1985—
  12. S1985E12The Comet ReturnsNovember 12, 1985—
  13. S1985E13How Wrong We WereDecember 15, 1985—

Season 1985 ranked & reviewed

Season198613Episodes1986Aired—Season avg
  1. S1986E01Our Nearest StarJanuary 5, 1986—
  2. S1986E02Voyager To UranusFebruary 4, 1986—
  3. S1986E03Halley's Comet - The EncounterMarch 13, 1986—
  4. S1986E04The Spring SkyApril 6, 1986—
  5. S1986E05The Story Of SaturnApril 27, 1986—
  6. S1986E06Halley - The End Of The Tale?May 25, 1986—
  7. S1986E07The Summer SkyJune 29, 1986—
  8. S1986E08The Death Of A StarJuly 27, 1986—
  9. S1986E09The Innermost PlanetAugust 17, 1986—
  10. S1986E10The Furthest Depths Of The UniverseSeptember 14, 1986—
  11. S1986E11The Autumn SkyOctober 12, 1986—
  12. S1986E12The Cosmic Lawn SprinklerNovember 9, 1986—
  13. S1986E13The Galilean MoonsDecember 21, 1986—

Season 1986 ranked & reviewed

Season198713Episodes1987Aired—Season avg
  1. S1987E01Photographing The SkyJanuary 18, 1987—
  2. S1987E02The Study Of Variable StarsFebruary 8, 1987—
  3. S1987E03Stellar CatastropheMarch 15, 1987—
  4. S1987E04A Celebration (30th Anniversary)April 24, 1987—
  5. S1987E05Air On Other WorldsMay 17, 1987—
  6. S1987E06High MoonJune 14, 1987—
  7. S1987E07The William Herschel TelescopeJuly 12, 1987—
  8. S1987E08The Roof Of The WorldAugust 9, 1987—
  9. S1987E09The Hunt For Planet TenSeptember 6, 1987—
  10. S1987E10The Exploding StarSeptember 27, 1987—
  11. S1987E11Jodrell - The Listening BankOctober 18, 1987—
  12. S1987E12A Telescope For ChristmasNovember 15, 1987—
  13. S1987E13Where Are The StarsDecember 13, 1987—

Season 1987 ranked & reviewed

Season198813Episodes1988Aired—Season avg
  1. S1988E01The Winter SkyJanuary 17, 1988—
  2. S1988E02The Brilliant PlanetsFebruary 21, 1988—
  3. S1988E03Yerkes ObservatoryMarch 20, 1988—
  4. S1988E04The Awakening SunApril 10, 1988—
  5. S1988E05Quasars, Redshifts And ControversyMay 8, 1988—
  6. S1988E06Planets RevisitedJune 5, 1988—
  7. S1988E07The Summer SkyJuly 10, 1988—
  8. S1988E08Cosmic FireworksJuly 31, 1988—
  9. S1988E09Watch This SpaceAugust 21, 1988—
  10. S1988E10Mars In Close-UpSeptember 11, 1988—
  11. S1988E11Observing The Autumn SkyOctober 16, 1988—
  12. S1988E12Radio StarsNovember 13, 1988—
  13. S1988E13Close EncountersDecember 11, 1988—

Season 1988 ranked & reviewed

Season198913Episodes1989Aired—Season avg
  1. S1989E01Mysteries of the Winter SkyJanuary 15, 1989—
  2. S1989E02Icebergs and Crouching GiantsFebruary 12, 1989—
  3. S1989E03Cosmic LighthouseMarch 12, 1989—
  4. S1989E04Observing from La SillaApril 9, 1989—
  5. S1989E05Exploring the Ultraviolet SkyMay 7, 1989—
  6. S1989E06Telescopes for the 90sJune 4, 1989—
  7. S1989E07The Curious Little World Of PlutoJuly 2, 1989—
  8. S1989E08The Sky at Night S1989E08Eclipse Of The MoonJuly 30, 1989—The eclipse of the Moon, due on the early morning of 17 August, will be well seen from all over Britain. Patrick Moore talks about the eclip
  9. S1989E09Observing from the AtacamaAugust 20, 1989—
  10. S1989E10The Sky at Night S1989E10Neptune: Voyager's Last PlanetSeptember 10, 1989—Voyager 2, launched in 1977, has already passed by the giant planets Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, all of which have provided plenty of surpri
  11. S1989E11The Making Of An AstronomerOctober 15, 1989—
  12. S1989E12The Bull in the SkyNovember 12, 1989—
  13. S1989E13Voyager's Grand TourDecember 10, 1989—

Season 1989 ranked & reviewed

Season199013Episodes1990Aired—Season avg
  1. S1990E01Tales Of The UnexpectedJanuary 21, 1990—
  2. S1990E02Window On The UniverseFebruary 18, 1990—
  3. S1990E03Visitor From SpaceMarch 11, 1990—
  4. S1990E04The Lion And The CrabApril 8, 1990—
  5. S1990E05When Is A Star Not A Star?May 6, 1990—
  6. S1990E06Looking Back In TimeJune 3, 1990—
  7. S1990E07Our Daylight StarJuly 1, 1990—
  8. S1990E08Mission To TitanJuly 29, 1990—
  9. S1990E09The Unveiling Of VenusAugust 26, 1990—
  10. S1990E10Europe In SpaceSeptember 23, 1990—
  11. S1990E11Armagh's 'Flare' For AstronomyOctober 21, 1990—
  12. S1990E12New Maps Of The UniverseNovember 18, 1990—
  13. S1990E13ROSAT Space TelescopeDecember 9, 1990—

Season 1990 ranked & reviewed

Season199113Episodes1991Aired—Season avg
  1. S1991E01Mars - The Red PlanetJanuary 20, 1991—
  2. S1991E02The Fastest Clocks In The UniverseFebruary 17, 1991—
  3. S1991E03Jupiter And FamilyMarch 10, 1991—
  4. S1991E04Bombardment From SpaceMarch 31, 1991—
  5. S1991E05Wanderers In SpaceApril 28, 1991—
  6. S1991E06Guarding Their SecretsMay 26, 1991—
  7. S1991E07Saturn - The Ringed PlanetJune 30, 1991—
  8. S1991E08Soviet Space AstronomyJuly 28, 1991—
  9. S1991E09The Pole StarAugust 25, 1991—
  10. S1991E10A Galaxy In Creation?September 22, 1991—
  11. S1991E11Hubble - A New View Of The Universe?October 20, 1991—
  12. S1991E12Nothing But Blue Skies?November 17, 1991—
  13. S1991E13The Strangest PlanetDecember 8, 1991—

Season 1991 ranked & reviewed

Season199213Episodes1992Aired—Season avg
  1. S1992E01Outposts Of The UniverseJanuary 12, 1992—
  2. S1992E02Sky-WatcherFebruary 23, 1992—
  3. S1992E03Vermin Of The Skies?March 15, 1992—
  4. S1992E04Shooting The StarsApril 5, 1992—
  5. S1992E05Space For Astronomy - 35Th Anniversary ProgrammeApril 26, 1992—
  6. S1992E06Background Of The UniverseMay 31, 1992—
  7. S1992E07Our Outer GiantsJune 28, 1992—
  8. S1992E08The Sky at Night S1992E08Comets - A Second ViewJuly 19, 1992—The Giotto spacecraft encountered Halley's Comet in 1986 and escaped. Giotto recently made close-range studies of the comet Grigg-Skellerup.
  9. S1992E09The First Telescope?August 16, 1992—
  10. S1992E10The Great SpiralOctober 11, 1992—
  11. S1992E11Venus-A New ViewNovember 8, 1992—
  12. S1992E12Six Into One Will GoDecember 6, 1992—
  13. S1992E13A Glitch In The SystemDecember 6, 1992—

Season 1992 ranked & reviewed

Season199313Episodes1993Aired—Season avg
  1. S1993E01The Night Sky In WinterJanuary 10, 1993—
  2. S1993E02Radio WatchersJanuary 31, 1993—
  3. S1993E03Just A MomentMarch 7, 1993—
  4. S1993E04The Cambridge TelescopeApril 4, 1993—
  5. S1993E05Town AstronomyMay 2, 1993—
  6. S1993E06Star DeathMay 30, 1993—
  7. S1993E07A Star And Its CostarJune 27, 1993—
  8. S1993E08Planetary NebulaeJuly 25, 1993—
  9. S1993E09Swarm Around The Solar SystemAugust 22, 1993—
  10. S1993E10Merlin - Radio WizardSeptember 19, 1993—
  11. S1993E11Tubes Of LightOctober 17, 1993—
  12. S1993E12Aerial DisplayNovember 14, 1993—
  13. S1993E13Galactic DustbinsDecember 12, 1993—

Season 1993 ranked & reviewed

Season199413Episodes1994Aired—Season avg
  1. S1994E01The Cosmic CharioteerJanuary 9, 1994—
  2. S1994E02The Sky at Night S1994E02What's In A Name?February 6, 1994—Celestial names, discussed by Patrick Moore.
  3. S1994E03Return To The MoonMarch 6, 1994—
  4. S1994E04Studies Of The Southern SkyApril 3, 1994—
  5. S1994E05Celestial Hide And SeekMay 1, 1994—
  6. S1994E06The Royal Observatory EdinburghMay 29, 1994—
  7. S1994E07The Swan's NestJune 26, 1994—
  8. S1994E08Target JupiterJuly 31, 1994—
  9. S1994E09Radio Network AustraliaSeptember 1, 1994—
  10. S1994E10The Autumn SkySeptember 18, 1994—
  11. S1994E11Lenses In The UniverseOctober 16, 1994—
  12. S1994E12The Sky at Night S1994E12Planets Around PulsarsNovember 13, 1994—Planets around Pulsars. Dr. Paul Murdin talks to Patrick Moore about the latest discoveries that suggest there may be planets associated wit
  13. S1994E13A Year In The Life Of HubbleDecember 11, 1994—

Season 1994 ranked & reviewed

Season199513Episodes1995Aired—Season avg
  1. S1995E01The Youthful Universe?January 8, 1995—
  2. S1995E02Belt Round the SunFebruary 5, 1995—
  3. S1995E03Onward to MarsMarch 5, 1995—
  4. S1995E04Spring In The Sky - The 500Th ProgrammeMarch 2, 1995—
  5. S1995E05Star CradlesApril 30, 1995—
  6. S1995E06Edge On SaturnMay 28, 1995—
  7. S1995E07The Flying ObservatoryJune 25, 1995—
  8. S1995E08Comet Crash UpdateJuly 23, 1995—
  9. S1995E09Is Anyone Out There?August 20, 1995—
  10. S1995E10The Far PlanetsSeptember 17, 1995—
  11. S1995E11Fibres Of LightOctober 15, 1995—
  12. S1995E12Fireworks NightNovember 12, 1995—
  13. S1995E13Mission To JupiterDecember 10, 1995—

Season 1995 ranked & reviewed

Season199614Episodes1996Aired—Season avg
  1. S1996E01The Night Sky In WinterJanuary 7, 1996—
  2. S1996E02What's The Matter Between The Stars?February 4, 1996—
  3. S1996E03News From SpaceMarch 3, 1996—
  4. S1996E04The March Comet - Extra ProgrammeMarch 24, 1996—
  5. S1996E05Exploding StarsMarch 31, 1996—
  6. S1996E06The End Of The UniverseApril 28, 1996—
  7. S1996E07The Lives Of The GalaxiesMay 26, 1996—
  8. S1996E08Hydrogen HuntersJune 23, 1996—
  9. S1996E09A Tale Of Three PlanetsJuly 14, 1996—
  10. S1996E10Cool Stars MatterAugust 18, 1996—
  11. S1996E11The Sky at Night S1996E11Hunt The PlanetSeptember 15, 1996—Patrick Moore tells the story of the "race" to discover Neptune, 150 years ago.
  12. S1996E12Star RemainsOctober 13, 1996—
  13. S1996E13The Sky at Night S1996E13Target the Red PlanetNovember 10, 1996—Recent meteorite findings in Antarctica, thought to have come from Mars, contained traces of primitive life forms. Dr Peter Cattermole, NASA
  14. S1996E14Galileo At JupiterDecember 8, 1996—

Season 1996 ranked & reviewed

Season199712Episodes1997Aired—Season avg
  1. S1997E01Centre Of The GalaxyJanuary 26, 1997—
  2. S1997E02The Quasar ChasersFebruary 23, 1997—
  3. S1997E03Zodiacal LightMarch 23, 1997—
  4. S1997E04Eyes On The Universe - 40Th Anniversary ProgrammeApril 27, 1997—
  5. S1997E05The Great Comet Of '97June 1, 1997—
  6. S1997E06Roving On MarsJune 29, 1997—
  7. S1997E07Planets On ViewJuly 27, 1997—
  8. S1997E08Hipparcos - Star PlotterAugust 24, 1997—
  9. S1997E09Saturn VisitorSeptember 21, 1997—
  10. S1997E10Instruments Of ChangeOctober 26, 1997—
  11. S1997E11Star QualitiesNovember 16, 1997—
  12. S1997E12Diamonds In The SkyDecember 14, 1997—

Season 1997 ranked & reviewed

Season199813Episodes1998Aired—Season avg
  1. S1998E01Ring Of MoonsJanuary 11, 1998—
  2. S1998E02The Art Of Deep SpaceFebruary 8, 1998—
  3. S1998E03The Total ExperienceMarch 8, 1998—
  4. S1998E04A Cold View Of SpaceApril 5, 1998—
  5. S1998E05The Sky With ChipsMay 3, 1998—
  6. S1998E06Planets Of Other SunsMay 31, 1998—
  7. S1998E07The Sun AwakesJune 28, 1998—
  8. S1998E08The Uk Schmidt - The First Quarter CenturyJuly 26, 1998—
  9. S1998E09The Sky at Night S1998E09Flaring StarsAugust 23, 1998—A star that flares up where no naked-eye star has been seen before is termed a "nova". A nova is not new, merely a faint star which suffers
  10. S1998E10The Flying Horse Of AutumnSeptember 27, 1998—
  11. S1998E11Cosmic FireworksOctober 18, 1998—
  12. S1998E12The Royal Greenwich Observatory - 1675-1998November 15, 1998—
  13. S1998E13Timekeeping By StarlightDecember 13, 1998—

Season 1998 ranked & reviewed

Season199913Episodes1999Aired—Season avg
  1. S1999E01The Sky at Night S1999E01Is There Anybody Out There?January 10, 1999—Patrick Moore presents the latest news on attempts to pick up radio messages from other worlds, with Ian Morison, co-ordinator of SETI in th
  2. S1999E02Looking For TroubleFebruary 7, 1999—
  3. S1999E03As Stars Grow OldMarch 7, 1999—
  4. S1999E04Seeing RedApril 4, 1999—
  5. S1999E05The Skies of SummerMay 9, 1999—
  6. S1999E06Capturing the SunJune 6, 1999—
  7. S1999E07The Sky at Night S1999E07When the Moon Hides the SunJuly 4, 1999—Astronomer and Queen guitarist Brian May joins Patrick Moore to discuss what people will be able to see during the total eclipse of the Sun
  8. S1999E08Countdown to the EclipseAugust 7, 1999—
  9. S1999E09The Eclipse from CornwallAugust 15, 1999—
  10. S1999E10Autumn SkiesSeptember 12, 1999—
  11. S1999E11There's No EscapeOctober 10, 1999—
  12. S1999E12A Night to RememberNovember 7, 1999—
  13. S1999E13A Telescope for ChristmasDecember 5, 1999—

Season 1999 ranked & reviewed

Season200013Episodes2000Aired—Season avg
  1. S2000E01Millennium AstronomyJanuary 16, 2000—
  2. S2000E02A Glimpse Of A New WorldFebruary 6, 2000—
  3. S2000E03Two Of A KindMarch 5, 2000—
  4. S2000E04X-Ray VisionApril 2, 2000—
  5. S2000E05A Massing Of PlanetsApril 30, 2000—
  6. S2000E06The Moon In FocusMay 21, 2000—
  7. S2000E07Caldwell's CatalogueJune 25, 2000—
  8. S2000E08Back To BasicsJuly 23, 2000—
  9. S2000E09Back To Basics - Into Deep SpaceAugust 20, 2000—
  10. S2000E10Wimps & MachosSeptember 10, 2000—
  11. S2000E11The Darkness Of The UniverseOctober 15, 2000—
  12. S2000E12Worlds ApartNovember 5, 2000—
  13. S2000E13An Astronaut's ViewDecember 10, 2000—

Season 2000 ranked & reviewed

Season200113Episodes2001Aired—Season avg
  1. S2001E01Genesis - Earth & MoonJanuary 7, 2001—
  2. S2001E02Cassini - Next Stop SaturnFebruary 4, 2001—
  3. S2001E03A New View Of MarsMarch 4, 2001—
  4. S2001E04Pictures From The Red PlanetApril 1, 2001—
  5. S2001E05Meet The NeighboursApril 29, 2001—
  6. S2001E06Eye Spy …May 27, 2001—
  7. S2001E07Our StarJune 24, 2001—
  8. S2001E08Crash & BurnJuly 22, 2001—
  9. S2001E09Great Balls Of FireAugust 19, 2001—
  10. S2001E10Evolving Universe - BeginningsSeptember 16, 2001—
  11. S2001E11Evolving Universe - Modern ViewsOctober 14, 2001—
  12. S2001E12The Lion's StormNovember 4, 2001—
  13. S2001E13The Star Of BethlehemDecember 9, 2001—

Season 2001 ranked & reviewed

Season200213Episodes2002Aired—Season avg
  1. S2002E01The Signature For LifeJanuary 6, 2002—
  2. S2002E02Galactic WhirlpoolsFebruary 3, 2002—
  3. S2002E03A Tale of Two BearsMarch 3, 2002—
  4. S2002E04Twelve Men on the MoonMarch 31, 2002—
  5. S2002E05Forty-Five Years of Star-GazingApril 28, 2002—
  6. S2002E06Southern EyesMay 26, 2002—
  7. S2002E07The Sky at Night S2002E07The Birth and Death of the UniverseJune 23, 2002—In this historic interview Patrick Moore talks to Professor Stephen Hawking about his cosmological theories and finds out how our Universe s
  8. S2002E08The Indoor SkyJuly 21, 2002—
  9. S2002E09Apocalyptic AsteroidsAugust 18, 2002—
  10. S2002E10The Long WaveSeptember 15, 2002—
  11. S2002E11Picture PerfectOctober 13, 2002—
  12. S2002E12Radio RevolutionNovember 10, 2002—
  13. S2002E13A Royal CelebrationDecember 8, 2002—

Season 2002 ranked & reviewed

Season200312Episodes2003Aired—Season avg
  1. S2003E01Hot StuffJanuary 5, 2003—
  2. S2003E02Astro ArtFebruary 2, 2003—
  3. S2003E03The Hidden UniverseMarch 2, 2003—
  4. S2003E04Life On MarsApril 6, 2003—
  5. S2003E05The ShadowMay 4, 2003—
  6. S2003E06Highland RingJune 1, 2003—
  7. S2003E07Space ScoutsJuly 6, 2003—
  8. S2003E08Mars: The Next FrontierAugust 3, 2003—
  9. S2003E09Out of the Dark AgesSeptember 7, 2003—
  10. S2003E10The Smart Way To The MoonOctober 5, 2003—
  11. S2003E11Jupiter and GalileoNovember 2, 2003—
  12. S2003E12Cosmic WanderersDecember 7, 2003—

Season 2003 ranked & reviewed

Season200412Episodes2004Aired—Season avg
  1. S2004E01Music of the SpheresJanuary 4, 2004—
  2. S2004E02Roving On MarsFebruary 1, 2004—
  3. S2004E03Cosmic VisionMarch 7, 2004—
  4. S2004E04Digging for Dark MatterApril 4, 2004—
  5. S2004E05Star BirthMay 1, 2004—
  6. S2004E06The 2004 Transit of VenusJune 6, 2004—
  7. S2004E07Moons of SaturnJuly 4, 2004—
  8. S2004E08Cassini at SaturnAugust 1, 2004—
  9. S2004E09Robotic TelescopeSeptember 5, 2004—
  10. S2004E10Planet QuestOctober 3, 2004—
  11. S2004E11Star DeathNovember 7, 2004—
  12. S2004E12Wide EyedDecember 5, 2004—

Season 2004 ranked & reviewed

Season200513Episodes2005Aired—Season avg
  1. S2005E01Lord of the RingsJanuary 2, 2005—The American and European spacecraft Cassini has been at Saturn now for six months. It has sent back fabulous images of the planet, its comp
  2. S2005E02The Sky at Night S2005E02Unveiling TitanFebruary 6, 2005—We have seen the surface of Titan, Saturn's moon and one of the most mysterious solar system bodies. Patrick Moore talks to the lead scienti
  3. S2005E03Strangers in the NightMarch 6, 2005—Comets are thought to come from the Kuiper Belt beyond Pluto and the Oort Cloud at the very edge of our solar system. Little is known about
  4. S2005E04Star PartyApril 3, 2005—For the first time ever, Sir Patrick Moore has hosted a star party at his house in Selsey. Over two nights, amateur astronomers played lotte
  5. S2005E05Eye on the UniverseMay 1, 2005—In its 15 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised astronomy with it's amazing insight into our Universe. Patrick Moore talks to
  6. S2005E06The Shocking SunJune 5, 2005—Sun spots and solar flares release high energy particles and radiation that can damage satellites and telecommunications, as well as creatin
  7. S2005E07Deep ImpactJuly 3, 2005—NASA are sending a probe into the comet 9P/ Tempel-1, early on the morning of 4 July 2005. This is a unique event, from which they hope to f
  8. S2005E08Fallout From Deep ImpactJuly 10, 2005—On 4 July NASA hopes to send an impactor into the comet 9P/Tempel-1. Patrick Moore talks to the world's leading comet experts about the fall
  9. S2005E09The Search for LifeAugust 7, 2005—The search for life elsewhere in our Universe has long been the Holy Grail for astronomers. Planets around distant stars have recently been
  10. S2005E10Mapping The Sky (Sky Survey)September 4, 2005—Man is scanning the night sky and counting stars, galaxies and other solar bodies. Patrick Moore discusses two of the most comprehensive sur
  11. S2005E11The Planets (Converge On Cambridge)October 2, 2005—Its been an incredible year for the planets, with amazing discoveries and startling new insights into our Solar System. Earlier this month,
  12. S2005E12Mars and the Ring of FireNovember 6, 2005—Mars is almost as close as it can get to Earth and better placed than it will be for many years. Patrick Moore throws a Mars party in his ba
  13. S2005E13Celestial ZooDecember 4, 2005—Our Sun is an ordinary star, but the celestial zoo contains stars as small as the Earth and others which are tens of thousands of times brig

Season 2005 ranked & reviewed

Season200614Episodes2006Aired—Season avg
  1. S2006E01The Sky at Night S2006E01Journey to the EdgeJanuary 1, 2006—In and exclusive interview for The Sky at Night, Patrick Moore talks to Mike A'Hearn, the NASA scientist behind the spectacular Deep Impact
  2. S2006E02On Top of the WorldFebruary 5, 2006—The volcanic mountain of Mauna Kea in Hawaii is home to some of the world's best astronomical obvervatories. At 14,000 feet, it's well above
  3. S2006E03The Sky at Night S2006E03Mapping the MoonFebruary 27, 2006—Patrick Moore presents a guide to the most familiar body in the night sky, whilst Chris Lintott gives tips on how to observe the moon.
  4. S2006E04The Loveliest PlanetMarch 5, 2006—With Saturn well situated in the night sky, Chris Lintott advises on what to look out for, while Patrick Moore talks to Professor John Zarne
  5. S2006E05A Spin around the SunMarch 6, 2006—Patrick Moore offers advice on how to observe the sun and its many brilliant features. Chris Lintott demonstrates how to split light into a
  6. S2006E06Turkish DelightApril 2, 2006—A total eclipse of the Sun is a magnificent event. On 29 March 2006, Chris Lintott hopes to experience a Turkish delight, as a total eclipse
  7. S2006E07Glorious GalaxiesMay 7, 2006—Look into the night sky and even with the naked eye you can pick out our nearest galactic neighbour, Andromeda, just one of the billions of
  8. S2006E08Bangs in the NightJune 4, 2006—The biggest and most powerful explosions in the Universe are gamma ray bursts. With the launch of the spacecraft Swift, scientists now reali
  9. S2006E09Wandering GiantsJuly 2, 2006—Out of chas came order, as from the dust and gas of the very early Solar System emerged the gas giants. Four billion years ago our solar sys
  10. S2006E10Return to the Red PlanetAugust 7, 2006—Britain is going back to Mars onboard the European ExoMars mission. UK scientists have a key role designing and building many of the instrum
  11. S2006E11The Sun and MoonSeptember 3, 2006—The lunar probe Smart-1 finishes its mission in September in spectacular fashion - by crashing into the Moon's surface. Patrick Moore talks
  12. S2006E12Autumn SkyOctober 2, 2006—With Autumn upon us, astronomers are looking forward to darker nights and the return of winter constellation of Orion. Patrick Moore gives h
  13. S2006E13The Evil TwinNovember 6, 2006—Venus was once thought to be the sultry home to a mysterious race of aliens. We now know it has searing temperatures, and a thick, caustic a
  14. S2006E14The Sounds of StarsDecember 3, 2006—Stars are like bells, ringing out into space. Patrick Moore finds out how scientists are making sounds and music from the changes within sta

Season 2006 ranked & reviewed

Season200715Episodes2007Aired—Season avg
  1. S2007E01SpacemanJanuary 7, 2007—British-born astronaut Piers Sellers talks to Patrick Moore about life orbiting Earth and the future of the manned space programme. Chris Li
  2. S2007E02Martian AdventuresFebruary 4, 2007—In this special programme, Patrick Moore celebrates the tremendous success of the Martian rovers Spirit and Opportunity and also the fleet o
  3. S2007E03The Sky at Night S2007E03Stunning SaturnMarch 4, 2007—Step outside and shining down in the evening sky is the planet Saturn. Bright and star-like, a small telescope will reveal its fabulous ring
  4. S2007E04Time Lord - 50Th AnniversaryApril 1, 2007—In an anniversary programme, Patrick Moore travels back in time to see the first recording of The Sky at Night which took place 50 years ago
  5. S2007E05The Sky at Night S2007E0550Th Anniversary - Birthday PartyMay 6, 2007—Patrick Moore celebrates 50 years of The Sky at Night with friends of the programme including Terry Pratchett and Myleene Klass.
  6. S2007E06Home From HomeJune 3, 2007—On our cosmic doorstep, a planet has been discovered which could be very similar to Earth. It's a discovery that has rocked the astronomical
  7. S2007E07The Sky at Night S2007E07Sting in the TailJuly 1, 2007—Sir Patrick Moore examines the summer constellation Scorpius, and locates our nearest black hole.
  8. S2007E08The Sky at Night S2007E08RobonetAugust 4, 2007—Patrick Moore investigates Robonet, the robotic network of telescopes which spans the globe and links the cosmos directly to a laptop. In th
  9. S2007E09The Sky at Night S2007E09Black Holes and Black MagicSeptember 2, 2007—Sir Patrick Moore uses magic to explain the mysteries of black holes and the wonders of the Universe.
  10. S2007E10The Sky at Night S2007E10Jodrell BankOctober 7, 2007—Patrick Moore celebrates the 50th birthday of the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, created just in time to pick up the radar sig
  11. S2007E11The Sky at Night S2007E11The Grand CollisionNovember 4, 2007—In two billion years' time our own Milky Way will collide with another galaxy, Andromeda, which will rip apart the fabric of both galaxies,
  12. S2007E12The Sky at Night S2007E12Meteor ManiaNovember 25, 2007—In his garden, Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Brian May and Jon Culshaw to watch the cosmic firework display known as the Perseid meteor show
  13. S2007E13The Sky at Night S2007E13Sputnik's ChildrenDecember 2, 2007—Dr Chris Lintott finds out how British technology is leading the way in satellite science, while Sir Patrick Moore investigates the threat f
  14. S2007E14The Sky at Night S2007E14Last Man on the MoonDecember 3, 2007—Dr Chris Lintott travels to the Johnson Space Centre to talk to the Commander of Apollo 17, Eugene Cernan, about his memories of being the l
  15. S2007E15A Journey through Space and TimeDecember 9, 2007—Patrick Moore presents a retrospective of five decades of The Sky ay Night, recalling the history of space exploration from the first Russia

Season 2007 ranked & reviewed

Season200812Episodes2008Aired—Season avg
  1. S2008E01The Sky at Night S2008E01Cosmic DebrisJanuary 1, 2008—The Earth is bombarded by extra terrestrial material every day, but what is this cosmic debris? Sir Patrick Moore investigates comet tails,
  2. S2008E02The Sky at Night S2008E02Messenger to MercuryFebruary 1, 2008—Star-gazing documentary series. Mercury is a world of extremes and enigmas - the closest one to the Sun. The spacecraft Messenger, which has
  3. S2008E03Return to the MoonMarch 1, 2008—With a new era of lunar exploration dawning as more probes are launched to try to unlock the Moon's darkest secrets, Patrick Moore finds out
  4. S2008E04The Sky at Night S2008E04The Sun RevealedApril 7, 2008—The world of astronomy with Patrick Moore. The start of a new solar cycle means the Sun's activity is about to hot up.
  5. S2008E05The Sky at Night S2008E05We Just Don't KnowMay 5, 2008—Astronomy. Sir Patrick Moore celebrates the 666th edition of the programme by asking cosmologists exactly how much we know about the Univers
  6. S2008E06The Sky at Night S2008E06Battle of the GiantsJune 2, 2008—As NASA, along with the European Space Agency, plan a return mission to either Jupiter or Saturn, two prominent astronomers discuss which pl
  7. S2008E07The Sky at Night S2008E07Rise of the PhoenixJuly 7, 2008—The NASA mission Phoenix has been on Mars a month and already there are images of the frozen ice caps, never before seen from a spacecraft o
  8. S2008E08The Sky at Night S2008E08Double VisionAugust 5, 2008—The Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona promises a revolutionary way to look at the night sky. The light from its two eight-and-a-half metr
  9. S2008E09The Sky at Night S2008E09Galaxy ZooSeptember 9, 2008—Sir Patrick Moore looks at the results of the Galaxy Zoo project, a website which sorts the galaxies of the Universe into spirals and ellipt
  10. S2008E10The Sky at Night S2008E10Autumn SkyOctober 6, 2008—Sir Patrick Moore hosts an autumn equinox party in his garden and talks to Dr John Mason about what to look for in the night sky at this tim
  11. S2008E11The Sky at Night S2008E11Big BangsNovember 3, 2008—The world of astronomy. Gamma ray bursts are some of the largest explosions in the universe, and Sir Patrick Moore discovers how some of the
  12. S2008E12The Sky at Night S2008E12Other WorldsDecember 8, 2008—Patrick Moore wonders if there is life beyond Earth, while Chris Lintott spends the night with the giant Keck Telescope and meets alien hunt

Season 2008 ranked & reviewed

Season200915Episodes2009Aired—Season avg
  1. S2009E01Light FantasticJanuary 5, 2009—Sir Patrick Moore charts the development of the telescope over four centuries and fasts forward to meet the astronaut who repaired the Hubbl
  2. S2009E02The Sky at Night S2009E02The Merry DancersFebruary 2, 2009—Referred to by the Scots as the Merry Dancers, the Aurora Borealis have caught the imagination of people across the globe.Dr Chris Lintott t
  3. S2009E03The Fountains of EnceladusMarch 2, 2009—Saturn's mysterious moon Enceladus has startled astronomers with its amazing ice geysers, which spew out material into space. Sir Patrick Mo
  4. S2009E04Herschel in the RedApril 6, 2009—Patrick Moore discusses what Herschel, Europe's biggest and most expensive space satellite, will do once it begins its infrared exploration
  5. S2009E05Close EncountersMay 4, 2009—Every day, asteroids whizz past the Earth on their journey through space. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the chances of a close encounter with
  6. S2009E06Neighbourhood WatchJune 1, 2009—Containing trillions of stars, Andromeda is the largest galaxy in our neighbourhood. It is 2.5 million light years away, yet is still visibl
  7. S2009E07The Sky at Night S2009E07Apollo 11: A Night to RememberJune 21, 2009—Using archive sound, satellite footage and film taken by the astronauts, Patrick Moore presents the story of mankind's first journey to anot
  8. S2009E08The Sky at Night S2009E08The Apollo MiracleJuly 6, 2009—29th July 1969 witnessed the culmination of one of the greatest achievements in human exploration when man stepped on the moon. 40 years on,
  9. S2009E09The Sky at Night S2009E09Last Man on the MoonJuly 7, 2009—On 14th December 1972, Captain Eugene Cernan left the Moon to return to Earth. He had no idea that, 25 years later, he would still be the la
  10. S2009E10The Sky at Night S2009E10Coronae of the SunAugust 3, 2009—Sir Patrick Moore, with the help of Pete Lawrence and the latest pictures, investigates the longest total eclipse of the sun for many years,
  11. S2009E11The Sky at Night S2009E11Jupiter RisingSeptember 7, 2009—In July 2009, a mysterious large object crashed into Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, leaving behind a scar in the gas cloud
  12. S2009E12The Sky at Night S2009E12The Great ObservatoriesOctober 5, 2009—Following the Hubble space telescope's overhaul, Sir Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott examine its latest findings and the data from NASA's ot
  13. S2009E13The Sky at Night S2009E13Lunar ImpactNovember 2, 2009—Observers now know there is water on the Moon, but how much? NASA's new LCROSS probe into the lunar surface will find out. Chris Lintott vis
  14. S2009E14The Sky at Night S2009E14Exploring MarsNovember 15, 2009—For centuries, astronomers, writers and philosophers have speculated about life on the planet Mars, but we have learned more about our near
  15. S2009E15The Sky at Night S2009E15The Winter SkyDecember 7, 2009—Winter is approaching, and with longer nights, it is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the wonders of the night sky. Sir Patrick Moo

Season 2009 ranked & reviewed

Season201012Episodes2010Aired—Season avg
  1. S2010E01The Sky at Night S2010E01Twinkle TwinkleJanuary 4, 2010—January provides the perfect opportunity to observe stars, planets and galaxies.Sir Patrick Moore takes us on a tour of the winter sky, look
  2. S2010E02The Sky at Night S2010E02The Spirit of MarsFebruary 9, 2010—Mars is the brightest thing in the sky and is at its closest to Earth for the next four years. With NASA announcing that its Martian rover S
  3. S2010E03The Sky at Night S2010E03LifeMarch 8, 2010—Half a century ago, scientists were speculating about the possibility of planets outside our solar system. Since then over 400 such extra-so
  4. S2010E04The Sky at Night S2010E04The Sun in SplendourApril 7, 2010—We can never see our nearest star at night, only by day. Looking at it directly will blind us - because our nearest star is the Sun. Sir Pat
  5. S2010E05The Sky at Night S2010E05Ring WorldMay 4, 2010—Saturn is one of the largest planets and the beautiful system of rings surrounding it makes it the most distinctive in the solar system. But
  6. S2010E06The Sky at Night S2010E06Star BirthJune 6, 2010—The many star-forming areas of our galaxy are obscured by interstellar dust, but Herschel, a new space telescope, can see these areas in inf
  7. S2010E07The Sky at Night S2010E07The Universe from AtlantisJuly 5, 2010—The Space Shuttle Atlantis has returned from its final flight to the International Space Station. With the shuttle fleet soon to be decommis
  8. S2010E08The Sky at Night S2010E08Monster StarAugust 2, 2010—Astronomers based in the UK have discovered the brightest and most massive star to date. But how did it get so big? Sir Patrick Moore and Ch
  9. S2010E09The Sky at Night S2010E09Events on JupiterSeptember 7, 2010—In July 2009 a large object crashed into Jupiter, and in May 2010 one of the most prominent features of the planet, the southern equatorial
  10. S2010E10The Sky at Night S2010E10Light EchoesOctober 5, 2010—Light echoes are reflections of light from distant objects in space. But what do they look like and how can they best be seen? Sir Patrick M
  11. S2010E11The Sky at Night S2010E11Ghostly TravellersNovember 8, 2010—Comets are strange and exotic objects, the remnants from dead stars and the birth pangs of our solar system. Only a handful of these ghostly
  12. S2010E12The Sky at Night S2010E12The Great BearDecember 7, 2010—Ursa Major, the Great Bear, is a rich source of galaxies, double and variable stars and the Hubble Deep Field, through which we are able to

Season 2010 ranked & reviewed

Season201112Episodes2011Aired—Season avg
  1. S2011E01The Sky at Night S2011E01Volcanoes of the Solar SystemJanuary 3, 2011—The planets and moons of our solar system are covered in volcanoes, some billions of years old and seven times the height of Mount Everest.
  2. S2011E02The Sky at Night S2011E02Orion the HunterJanuary 31, 2011—The great winter constellation of Orion is easily visible, with its ruby red star Betelgeuse and distinctive shape. It is also home to the O
  3. S2011E03The Sky at Night S2011E03700 Not OutMarch 6, 2011—Sir Patrick Moore celebrates the 700th episode of The Sky at Night at his home in Sussex, with the help of special guests Professor Brian Co
  4. S2011E04The Sky at Night S2011E04Double Star PartyApril 4, 2011—Sir Patrick Moore joins an unlikely star party in the heart of London, where enthusiastic astronomers are cutting through the light pollutio
  5. S2011E05The Sky at Night S2011E05Storm ChasingMay 5, 2011—In the atmosphere of Saturn there is a gigantic storm, which is bigger than Earth itself. This month Sir Patrick Moore looks at the ringed p
  6. S2011E06The Sky at Night S2011E06Cygnus the SwanJune 6, 2011—The summer constellation of Cygnus will soon be flying overhead in our night sky. With its rich array of nebulae and star clusters, it is a
  7. S2011E07The Sky at Night S2011E07The Stars IndoorsJuly 3, 2011—Sir Patrick Moore visits the South Downs Planetarium and discovers how the stars appeared to the ancient Egyptians, whilst Pete Lawrence exp
  8. S2011E08The Sky at Night S2011E08Dawn at VestaAugust 8, 2011—The Nasa spacecraft Dawn is getting up close and personal with the asteroid Vesta. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the first fly-by images of th
  9. S2011E09The Sky at Night S2011E09Final FrontierSeptember 4, 2011—The future of manned space flight is entering an uncertain phase, our once vivid dreams of returning to the Moon and landing on Mars shatter
  10. S2011E10The Sky at Night S2011E10Pegasus and AndromedaOctober 6, 2011—Two of the great autumn constellations of Andromeda and Pegasus will soon be gracing our night skies. The maiden Andromeda, chained to her r
  11. S2011E11The Sky at Night S2011E11Curious about MarsNovember 10, 2011—As Mars returns to the night skies, Sir Patrick Moore discusses its four faces. Dr Chris Lintott travels to Nantes in France to a world gath
  12. S2011E12The Sky at Night S2011E12Outer LimitsDecember 8, 2011—The outer limits of the solar system are a dark, cold and mysterious place, which only the Voyager spacecraft have visited. Sir Patrick Moor

Season 2011 ranked & reviewed

Season201212Episodes2012Aired—Season avg
  1. S2012E01The Sky at Night S2012E01Other Solar SystemsJanuary 9, 2012—We now know there are other solar systems far away in space, but are they like ours and is there life on these strange worlds? Sir Patrick M
  2. S2012E02The Sky at Night S2012E02Age of the InfraredFebruary 13, 2012—Space telescopes such as Herschel and Spitzer are peering at the dusty, dark cosmos and with their infrared eyes they can see the cold parts
  3. S2012E03The Sky at Night S2012E03Citizen AstronomyMarch 4, 2012—Amateur astronomers are scanning the night skies looking for asteroids, comets and supernovae, and making vital discoveries in our quest for
  4. S2012E04The Sky at Night S2012E04Warp Factor 55April 2, 2012—Have you ever dreamed of travelling through space? Sir Patrick Moore takes us on an epic journey to the ends of our known universe, stopping
  5. S2012E05The Sky at Night S2012E05The Moore MarathonMay 10, 2012—The Sky at Night celebrates 55 years with the second of its special programmes. Sir Patrick picked out 55 objects in the April sky and asked
  6. S2012E06The Sky at Night S2012E06JuiceJune 4, 2012—A European mission called JUICE has been announced which will visit Jupiter and its fascinating moons Europa, Callisto and Ganymede. Sir Pat
  7. S2012E07The Sky at Night S2012E07Venus and the Midnight SunJuly 2, 2012—The Sky at Night travels to the Arctic Circle and the archipelago of Svalbard to see the Transit of Venus. This astronomical wonder, where t
  8. S2012E08The Sky at Night S2012E08Home-Grown ObservatoriesAugust 13, 2012—Up and down the country amateur astronomers are out in their back-garden observatories looking at stars, galaxies and nebulae. The team visi
  9. S2012E09The Sky at Night S2012E09Curiosity at MarsSeptember 3, 2012—The NASA rover, Curiosity, the size of a small car and nuclear-powered, landed on Mars in August and took its first view of the red planet.
  10. S2012E10The Sky at Night S2012E10Moore Winter MarathonOctober 8, 2012—Sir Patrick Moore selects celestial objects to observe in the winter night sky and challenges viewers to spot as many as possible. In the se
  11. S2012E11The Sky at Night S2012E11The Story of StuffNovember 5, 2012—Sir Patrick Moore, Dr Chris Lintott and Dr Chris North find out what the universe is made of, from the 'dark matter' that shapes our galaxie
  12. S2012E12The Sky at Night S2012E12Mercury and the MoonDecember 3, 2012—The tiny planet Mercury is in the morning sky and Sir Patrick Moore talks about the latest news from Messenger, the spacecraft which is over

Season 2012 ranked & reviewed

Season201312Episodes2013Aired—Season avg
  1. S2013E01The Sky at Night S2013E01Reaching for the StarsJanuary 7, 2013—For more than half a century Sir Patrick Moore encouraged people to look up at the wonders of the night skies. Fittingly in this programme,
  2. S2013E02The Sky at Night S2013E02The Sun KingFebruary 3, 2013—The sun is the monarch of the Solar System, but where does its kingdom end? At the furthest outposts, the two Voyager spacecraft are having
  3. S2013E03The Sky at Night S2013E03Moore Winter Marathon ResultsMarch 3, 2013—There are amazing astronomical objects to see in the winter night sky, and Sir Patrick Moore chose a few of them for his last Moore Winter M
  4. S2013E04The Sky at Night S2013E04They Fall to EarthApril 8, 2013—Meteorites regularly hit Earth, although most go undetected. Occasionally a big meteorite collides with Earth and when it does, it can cause
  5. S2013E05The Sky at Night S2013E05Stunning SaturnMay 6, 2013—Saturn is in our evening skies, and in any telescope looks a stunner. Lucie Green and Chris Lintott investigate the storm that is still ragi
  6. S2013E06The Sky at Night S2013E06Lives of the StarsJune 2, 2013—Stars are full of variety - they can be big or little, bright or dim. Our sun is right in the middle - Mr Average - but eventually it will g
  7. S2013E07The Sky at Night S2013E07SolsticeJuly 8, 2013—Every year thousands flock to Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice. Seeing the rise of the summer sun at Stonehenge is one of the mos
  8. S2013E08The Sky at Night S2013E08Exploring MarsAugust 4, 2013—Stars are full of variety - they can be big or little, bright or dim. Our sun is right in the middle - Mr Average - but eventually it will g
  9. S2013E09The Sky at Night S2013E09Fatal AttractionSeptember 2, 2013—Black holes are the beating heart of galaxies. It seems that they are pivotal in their evolution, but they also have a destructive side. A d
  10. S2013E10The Sky at Night S2013E10Space Surgery SpecialOctober 6, 2013—The team go camping at the Brecon Beacons star party and answer problems and queries about what to see in the night sky and how to use a tel
  11. S2013E11The Sky at Night S2013E11Moore Moon MarathonNovember 7, 2013—The moon is a most familiar sight in our sky - it is the astronomer's friend and was Sir Patrick Moore's favourite object - yet fundamentall
  12. S2013E12The Sky at Night S2013E12Comet ChasingDecember 1, 2013—Astronomers always get excited about comets and in December they are looking forward to something rather special. The snappily-named Comet C

Season 2013 ranked & reviewed

Season201411Episodes2014Aired—Season avg
  1. S2014E01The Sky at Night S2014E01Jupiter: Weather and MoonsFebruary 9, 2014—New presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock joins Dr Chris Lintott in a revamped line-up that launches the show in its new home on BBC Four.The ma
  2. S2014E02The Sky at Night S2014E02Sounds Of The UniverseMarch 9, 2014—The Sky at Night team listens to the sounds of the cosmos. Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott explore how sound can reveal extraordinary
  3. S2014E03The Sky at Night S2014E03Mysterious MarsApril 13, 2014—Mars captures the imagination like no other planet and currently our nearest neighbour is at its brightest for several years, so it's a perf
  4. S2014E04The Sky at Night S2014E04How Gravity Shapes the UniverseMay 11, 2014—The universe is filled with spectacular objects, from gloriously-coloured nebulae to the swirling motion of a billion stars formed into a si
  5. S2014E05The Sky at Night S2014E05ImpactsJune 8, 2014—From asteroids crashing into the surface of the moon to galaxies colliding with each other, cosmic impacts have shaped the universe around u
  6. S2014E06The Sky at Night S2014E06The Brightest StarJuly 13, 2014—As we pass the longest day, The Sky at Night introduces astronomy with a difference - stargazing in the daytime. Lucie Green looks at how se
  7. S2014E07The Sky at Night S2014E07How to Catch a CometAugust 10, 2014—The team goes behind the scenes at mission control for the critical point of the most ambitious space project of the decade. The European Sp
  8. S2014E08The Sky at Night S2014E08The Hunt for ETSeptember 14, 2014—Are we alone in the universe? Right now we are in a period of unprecedented change that is taking us closer than ever to answering this fund
  9. S2014E09The Sky at Night S2014E09Ice GiantsOctober 12, 2014—The vast frozen worlds of Uranus and Neptune are the most enigmatic and mysterious planets in the solar system. From the most powerful winds
  10. S2014E10The Sky at Night S2014E10Rosetta: A Sky at Night SpecialNovember 16, 2014—t is one of the most extraordinary space adventures in a generation - to land a spacecraft on a comet.The European Space Agency's (ESA) Rose
  11. S2014E11The Sky at Night S2014E11The Pillars of CreationDecember 14, 2014—Perhaps no object in the night sky conjures up a greater sense of awe and wonder than a nebula. These vast clouds of dust and gases are stup

Season 2014 ranked & reviewed

Season201511Episodes2015Aired—Season avg
  1. S2015E01The Sky at Night S2015E01The Billion Pixel CameraJanuary 11, 2015—The Milky Way, our galaxy, is a magnificent sight in the night sky, but we know surprisingly little about it for certain. What is its shape?
  2. S2015E02The Sky at Night S2015E02What Have UFOs Done for Us?February 8, 2015—From unexplained flashes in the night sky to flying saucers, this episode delves into the mysterious world of UFOs. How our drive to explain
  3. S2015E03The Sky at Night S2015E03Hubble: The Five Greatest Images of the CosmosApril 12, 2015—For 25 years the Hubble Space Telescope has been showing us the cosmos as we've never seen it before. The team reveals the 'top five' greate
  4. S2015E04The Sky at Night S2015E04Venus, Earth's TwinMay 10, 2015—How can two such similar planets have become so different? One is the crucible of life, the other an inferno with a surface scorched by rain
  5. S2015E05The Sky at Night S2015E05Rosetta Update - A Comet's StoryJune 14, 2015—With the exciting news that the Philae lander had woken up on comet 67P, Sky at Night reveals the latest results from the Rosetta comet land
  6. S2015E06The Sky at Night S2015E06Pluto RevealedJuly 20, 2015—Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott present the inside story of NASA's groundbreaking visit to Pluto. This is the first time any probe ha
  7. S2015E07The Sky at Night S2015E07Cosmic BlastsAugust 9, 2015—The Sky at Night team look at cosmic explosions. They explore the beautiful but potentially deadly outbursts of our very own star - the sun
  8. S2015E08The Sky at Night S2015E08Playing With a Clockwork UniverseSeptember 13, 2015—The team looks at the dynamic nature of the universe, winding its timeline backwards and forwards to reveal how the night sky changes over t
  9. S2015E09The Sky at Night S2015E09Volcanoes of the Solar SystemOctober 11, 2015—We think of volcanoes as some of the most powerful natural phenomena on earth - but they are nothing compared to the volcanoes we find elsew
  10. S2015E10The Sky at Night S2015E10Second Earth?November 8, 2015—As we close in on the discovery of the 2,000th planet outside our solar system, or exoplanet, the Sky at Night investigates the techniques t
  11. S2015E11The Sky at Night S2015E11The Real Star of Bethlehem: A Sky at Night Christmas SpecialDecember 30, 2015—The Sky at Night team go in search of what could of caused the Star of Bethlehem. Explored are theories that include supernovae, comets, met

Season 2015 ranked & reviewed

Season201610Episodes2016Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S2016E01The Sky at Night S2016E01Planet 9 From Outer SpaceFebruary 14, 2016 9.0On January 20 2016, two American astronomers made an extraordinary claim - they had found evidence for a ninth planet in our solar system, a
  2. S2016E02The Sky at Night S2016E02Five Greatest Images of the Solar SystemMarch 13, 2016 9.0For 50 years we have been sending probes to gather close-up images of the other planets and moons of the solar system. The Sky at Night pres
  3. S2016E03The Sky at Night S2016E03Stephen Hawking on Black HolesApril 10, 2016—The programme looks at the latest understanding of black holes, featuring an interview with Stephen Hawking. Black holes are one of the grea
  4. S2016E04The Sky at Night S2016E04Mercury: The Problem Child of the Solar SystemMay 8, 2016—May 9th 2016 sees one of the astronomical highlights of the year - a transit of Mercury across the sun, the best opportunity to observe this
  5. S2016E05The Sky at Night S2016E05Secrets of the Whirlpool GalaxyJune 12, 2016—The Sky at Night focuses its attention on M51 aka the Whirlpool Galaxy. Sitting approximately 30 million light years from Earth, this spiral
  6. S2016E06The Sky at Night S2016E06Juno: Mission to JupiterJuly 10, 2016—A look behind the scenes of Nasa's project to study Jupiter. As the spacecraft Juno enters Jupiter's orbit, the programme explores the dange
  7. S2016E07The Sky at Night S2016E07Interstellar: The Journey to Proxima CentauriSeptember 11, 2016—Following the recent discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the Sky at Night focuses on our nearest neighbouring star.
  8. S2016E08The Sky at Night S2016E08Goodbye Rosetta: A Sky at Night SpecialOctober 2, 2016—The Sky at Night goes behind the scenes at the European Space Agency as the Rosetta mission reaches its conclusion and the spacecraft is cra
  9. S2016E09The Sky at Night S2016E09Life on MarsNovember 13, 2016—The Sky at Night team investigates the ongoing hunt for life on Mars. It is one of the great scientific questions of our time, but are we an
  10. S2016E10The Sky at Night S2016E10Review of the YearDecember 11, 2016—The Sky at Night team looks back on the major stories of the year and sees how they have developed since they hit the headlines. 2016 has be

Season 2016 ranked & reviewed

Season2017Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2017Aired 8.4Season avg
  1. S2017E01The Sky at Night S2017E01Season's bestGuide to the GalaxyJanuary 8, 2017 9.5All good travel guides need a map, and the team unveil the most detailed 3-D map of the Milky Way ever produced. A map that reveals that the
  2. S2017E02The Sky at Night S2017E02Telescope TakeoverFebruary 12, 2017 8.3The team travel to the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands where they take control of some of the world's largest telescopes to view th
  3. S2017E03The Sky at Night S2017E0360th Anniversary SpecialApril 23, 2017—When the first episode of The Sky at Night was transmitted in April 1957, it was still thought that Mars could be home to advanced life, the
  4. S2017E04The Sky at Night S2017E04Inside God's Observatory: SpecialJune 11, 2017—This edition comes from the heart of one of the most influential - and surprising - organisations in the history of astronomy. Maggie and Ch
  5. S2017E05The Sky at Night S2017E05Into the Dark ZoneJuly 9, 2017—Scientists have spent hundreds of years observing the planets with telescopes and over fifty exploring the solar system through space travel
  6. S2017E06The Sky at Night S2017E06It Came From Outer SpaceAugust 13, 2017—In August, the most spectacular meteor shower of 2017 coincides with transmission: The Perseids! If it's clear, it'll be a great chance to s
  7. S2017E07The Sky at Night S2017E07Cassini: The GamechangerSeptember 10, 2017—On 15 September 2017, the most successful space mission of all time will come to a dramatic and violent end as the Cassini probe is sent cra
  8. S2017E08The Sky at Night S2017E08Return to the Moon?October 8, 2017 7.5Nearly 50 years ago, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon and it seemed like the dawn of a new age. Soon we'd be flying to the moon as effor
  9. S2017E09The Sky at Night S2017E09In the Blink of an EyeNovember 12, 2017—This month The Sky at Night explores this world of transient phenomena. We hear more about the explosive event that created the recently det
  10. S2017E10The Sky at Night S2017E10Wonders of the Night SkyDecember 10, 2017—The Sky at Night celebrates one of the most profound, moving and enjoyable activities there is - the ancient art of looking up, studying and

Season 2017 ranked & reviewed

Season2018Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode11Episodes2018Aired 9.2Season avg
  1. S2018E01The Sky at Night S2018E01The Invisible UniverseJanuary 14, 2018—The Sky at Night reports on one of the most unnerving discoveries in space science - that most of the universe is missing. We live in a mate
  2. S2018E02The Sky at Night S2018E02The Mystery of 'OumuamuaFebruary 10, 2018—The team investigates an astronomical detective story. In October 2017, astronomers spotted the first ever object to visit our solar system
  3. S2018E03The Sky at Night S2018E03Mars: Red and Dead?April 8, 2018—Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott reveal the latest results from Nasa's Curiosity and Esa's ExoMars TGO missions that are attempting to
  4. S2018E04The Sky at Night S2018E04Gaia: A Galactic RevolutionMay 13, 2018—For past three and a half years, ESA's Gaia Space telescope has been mapping the heavens in unprecedented detail. At the end of April 2018 i
  5. S2018E05The Sky at Night S2018E05Season's bestJupiter: Up Close and PersonalJune 10, 2018 9.5Nasa's Juno spacecraft is currently making its 13th orbit of Jupiter on one of the most ambitious and risky space missions ever undertaken.
  6. S2018E06The Sky at Night S2018E06Outback AstronomyJuly 8, 2018 9.5In February 2018, news broke that astronomers had seen the cosmic dawn - the moment when stars first formed, flooding the universe with ligh
  7. S2018E07The Sky at Night S2018E07Death StarAugust 12, 2018—This episode looks at a solar phenomenon called coronal mass ejection - violent eruptions from the sun's surface - examining just how damagi
  8. S2018E08The Sky at Night S2018E08Expedition AsteroidSeptember 9, 2018 9.0A look at two missions attempting one of the most difficult feats of space exploration, to collect a rock from another world. This episode c
  9. S2018E09The Sky at Night S2018E09Space BritanniaOctober 14, 2018 9.0This edition looks at Britain's attempt to become a major player in the modern space race. From Scotland's wild northern shore, where Britai
  10. S2018E10The Sky at Night S2018E10First Rock from the SunNovember 18, 2018—Documentary series. Mercury, unique amongst the planets, is shrinking. And that's only the beginning of how strange the solar system's small
  11. S2018E11The Sky at Night S2018E11Telescope on a Plane!December 9, 2018 9.0In this special programme, the Sky at Night takes to the air on board the largest airborne observatory in the world - a specially modified j

Season 2018 ranked & reviewed

Season201911Episodes2019Aired 9.5Season avg
  1. S2019E01The Sky at Night S2019E01Beyond PlutoJanuary 13, 2019 9.5On 1 January 2019, Nasa's New Horizons probe notched up another historic first: the first ever Kuiper belt fly-by. Its target was 2014 MU69,
  2. S2019E02The Sky at Night S2019E02Is Cosmology in Crisis?February 10, 2019—Ever since we discovered that distant galaxies are racing away from us, there has been a heated debate over just how fast the Universe is ex
  3. S2019E03The Sky at Night S2019E03Marsquake!April 14, 2019—Marsquake! This month's episode follows Insight, NASA's latest mission to the Red Planet, as it goes in search of the secrets buried deep be
  4. S2019E04The Sky at Night S2019E04Supermassive Black HoleMay 12, 2019—This month, the Sky at Night team reveals how the first picture of a supermassive black hole was captured. When the photograph of the hole a
  5. S2019E05The Sky at Night S2019E05Return to The MoonJune 9, 2019—In the first of two programmes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landings, the Sky at Night team take a look at the lat
  6. S2019E06The Sky at Night S2019E06The Moon, the Mission and the BBCJuly 14, 2019—To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission to put a man on the moon, The Sky at Night looks back through the archives to tell t
  7. S2019E07The Sky at Night S2019E07Space Mission SpecialAugust 11, 2019—Only a handful of missions are sent into space every decade, but how do we decide which missions are cleared for launch and which are ground
  8. S2019E08The Sky at Night S2019E08Alien WorldsSeptember 8, 2019—It is not just our sun that is circled by planets. In recent years, astronomers have found over 4,000 planets circling stars other than our
  9. S2019E09The Sky at Night S2019E09Question TimeOctober 13, 2019—A one-hour special in which The Sky at Night team face a live studio audience to answer their questions about the mysteries and wonders of t
  10. S2019E10The Sky at Night S2019E10Rosetta: The Comet's TaleNovember 10, 2019—The Rosetta mission to comet 67P was the first time a spacecraft landed on a comet's surface. What has this icy body taught us about the daw
  11. S2019E11The Sky at Night S2019E11Review of the YearDecember 8, 2019—Looking back on the major stories of the year - from the New Horizons mission to the most distant world we have ever visited to the release

Season 2019 ranked & reviewed

Season202010Episodes2020Aired 9.5Season avg
  1. S2020E01The Sky at Night S2020E01A Beginner's GuideJanuary 12, 2020—The Sky at Night team go back to basics to show you how to enjoy the night sky, wherever you are. It doesn't matter if you live in a city or
  2. S2020E02The Sky at Night S2020E02Here Comes the SunApril 12, 2020—Esa's solar orbiter was launched from Cape Canaveral earlier this year on a decade long mission to discover the secrets of our sun. And the
  3. S2020E03The Sky at Night S2020E03Locked Down but Looking UpMay 10, 2020—The Sky at Night celebrates its 800th episode while filming takes place under the coronavirus lockdown.Chris Lintott explores how some astro
  4. S2020E04The Sky at Night S2020E04Different Planet, Different SkyJune 14, 2020—The Sky at Night team explore a changing world. Maggie Aderin-Pocock interviews astronaut Jessica Meir, who returned from 205 days on the In
  5. S2020E05The Sky at Night S2020E05Stars - A Matter of Life and DeathJuly 12, 2020—The Sky at Night team explore the life and death of stars. Chris Lintott investigates the strange dimming of Betelgeuse, which caused some s
  6. S2020E06The Sky at Night S2020E06Mars: Planet of DreamsAugust 9, 2020—Mars has fascinated us ever since we first looked up to the heavens. We have imagined alien civilisations, exotic life forms and even dreame
  7. S2020E07The Sky at Night S2020E07Life on VenusSeptember 14, 2020—The Sky at Night gains exclusive access to the team of scientists behind the recent discovery of possible signs of life on Venus. Recorded i
  8. S2020E08The Sky at Night S2020E08Beyond the VisibleOctober 11, 2020 9.5How vision-impaired astronomers are able to see the universe.
  9. S2020E09The Sky at Night S2020E09Life Beyond VenusNovember 8, 2020 9.5Chris and Maggie report on the reaction to the dramatic announcement of the discovery of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus, a gas that co
  10. S2020E10The Sky at Night S2020E10The State of AstronomyDecember 13, 2020—Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock consider the state of astronomy in 2020 and wonder what new, exciting discoveries await across the re

Season 2020 ranked & reviewed

Season202110Episodes2021Aired 9.7Season avg
  1. S2021E01The Sky at Night S2021E01Pick of the YearJanuary 17, 2021—Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott look back at some of the biggest stories featured on the programme in 2020, with the help of special
  2. S2021E02The Sky at Night S2021E02Mars and MeteoritesApril 11, 2021—In February, orbiters from China and the UAE settled into their positions above Mars, and Nasa's Perseverance rover touched down on its surf
  3. S2021E03The Sky at Night S2021E03Mapping the Milky WayMay 9, 2021—The Gaia space telescope is not just create the ultimate star map of the Milky Way. It is also showing us our galaxy's past and how it will
  4. S2021E04The Sky at Night S2021E04Space Boom BritainJune 13, 2021—The Sky at Night team visit the companies spearheading the boom in Britain's space industry, a sector with an annual income of £16.4bn and w
  5. S2021E05The Sky at Night S2021E05ET and the BBCJuly 11, 2021—Chris and Maggie dive into the archives to discover how the hunt for extra-terrestrial life in the universe has been reported by the BBC ove
  6. S2021E06The Sky at Night S2021E06Exploring JupiterAugust 8, 2021—August 2021 marks ten years since Nasa's mission to Jupiter, Juno, was launched. The mission – to uncover the mysteries surrounding Jupiter'
  7. S2021E07The Sky at Night S2021E07Question TimeSeptember 19, 2021—A special ‘Question Time' edition of the programme, recorded at the Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, as part of the British Science Association's
  8. S2021E08The Sky at Night S2021E08The Forgotten Solar SystemOctober 10, 2021 9.7Of the 100 probes that have been sent out into space, only one probe - Voyager 2 in 1989 - has ever sent back any information about the sola
  9. S2021E09The Sky at Night S2021E09Telescopes through TimeNovember 14, 2021—The Sky at Night team explore the history of the telescope – from Harriot and Galileo's lunar observations to the Hubble and James Webb spac
  10. S2021E10The Sky at Night S2021E10Review of the YearDecember 12, 2021—Chris and Maggie look back at some of the stories they have covered in 2021 in the Sky at Night's big review of the year.

Season 2021 ranked & reviewed

Season20229Episodes2022Aired—Season avg
  1. S2022E01The Sky at Night S2022E01Dark SkiesJanuary 9, 2022—The Sky at Night team explore how light pollution impacts the beauty of the night sky, animal behaviour and human health, and what might be
  2. S2022E02The Sky at Night S2022E02Exoplanets and AntarcticaApril 11, 2022—The Sky at Night team report on the new scientific methods being used to detect exoplanets and how the winter darkness of Antarctica is crit
  3. S2022E03The Sky at Night S2022E03Destination MoonMay 9, 2022—2022 marks the fiftieth year since an astronaut last stepped on the moon's surface. We look back at the legacy of the Apollo programme and f
  4. S2022E04The Sky at Night S2022E04The Astronomer Royal at 80June 13, 2022—Martin Rees is perhaps Britain's most renowned cosmologist. He was master of Trinity College, Cambridge, President of the Royal Astronomical
  5. S2022E05The Sky at Night S2022E05The Sky at DayJuly 11, 2022—The British weather is often the enemy of stargazers up and down the country. A forecast of a couple of hours of cloud cover will disappoint
  6. S2022E06The Sky at Night S2022E06The James Webb Road TripAugust 15, 2022—On 12 July 2022 the Sky at Night joined the rest of the world to watch as the James Webb Space Telescope released its long-awaited first ima
  7. S2022E07The Sky at Night S2022E07Photographing the UniverseSeptember 12, 2022—For centuries, humans have been drawing what they see in the night sky through telescopes. But there is something about a photograph that ca
  8. S2022E08The Sky at Night S2022E08Question TimeOctober 10, 2022—A special ‘Question Time' edition of the programme, recorded at The Venue in De Montford University, Leicester, as part of the British Scien
  9. S2022E09The Sky at Night S2022E09The Multiverse of MysteryNovember 14, 2022—The Sky at Night in the Multiverse of Mystery is a magical journey into the far-flung ideas at the very edge of scientific knowledge, explor

Season 2022 ranked & reviewed

Season20238Episodes2023Aired—Season avg
  1. S2023E01The Sky at Night S2023E01The Search for Alien LifeApril 10, 2023—The Sky at Night team investigate the latest science used in the hunt for extraterrestrial life, including a major mission to Jupiter's icy
  2. S2023E02The Sky at Night S2023E02Will an Asteroid Destroy Earth?May 15, 2023—The Sky at Night team explores the threat of an asteroid impact on earth and meets the space scientists who are developing methods of planet
  3. S2023E03The Sky at Night S2023E03The UK Space RaceJune 12, 2023—The Sky at Night team investigates the science and engineering helping the UK to blast into space. Chris visits a rocket company near Glasgo
  4. S2023E04The Sky at Night S2023E04Is There Anybody out There?July 10, 2023—The team investigates the controversial world of alien communication. If we discover aliens, how would we contact them, and should we commun
  5. S2023E05The Sky at Night S2023E05Black Holes: Searching for the UnknownAugust 14, 2023—The Sky at Night team investigate the science of black holes and discover the incredible techniques being used to uncover their secrets.
  6. S2023E06The Sky at Night S2023E06The Very Large TelescopeSeptember 11, 2023—The Sky at Night team travels to the heart of Chile's Atacama Desert to explore one of the most advanced observatories in the world - the Ve
  7. S2023E07The Sky at Night S2023E07Question Time SpecialOctober 9, 2023—A special Question Time edition of the programme, recorded at the University of Exeter as part of the British Science Association's Science
  8. S2023E08The Sky at Night S2023E08The Sky at Night Meets The Infinite Monkey CageNovember 13, 2023—In a special episode to mark the end of another season, The Sky at Night teams up with Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage to talk all things

Season 2023 ranked & reviewed

Season20248Episodes2024Aired 9.3Season avg
  1. S2024E01The Sky at Night S2024E01Space Rock ReturnApril 8, 2024 9.0The Sky at Night team delve into Nasa's OSIRIS-REx mission and find out what it takes to analyse the tiny pieces of space rock that may tell
  2. S2024E02The Sky at Night S2024E02Hiding in StarlightMay 13, 2024 9.5The Sky at Night team looks at how scientists are creating eclipses on demand to discover the hidden secrets that might be revealed, includi
  3. S2024E03The Sky at Night S2024E03Cosmic GhostsJune 10, 2024—The Sky at Night team go cosmic ghost-hunting, looking for hidden objects across the universe that we can't see, but which astronomers and s
  4. S2024E04The Sky at Night S2024E04Webb Telescope: The Story So FarJuly 8, 2024—The Sky at Night team mark the second anniversary of the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, finding out what i
  5. S2024E05The Sky at Night S2024E05Nicky, NASA and the Next FrontierAugust 12, 2024—In this Sky at Night special, the team talk to Dr Nicola Fox, NASA's head of science, whose life began in the UK. Presenter Chris Lintott ch
  6. S2024E06The Sky at Night S2024E062075: Our Place in SpaceSeptember 9, 2024—The Sky at Night is embarking on a journey into the future, as we explore how space will revolutionise life on Earth over the next 50 years.
  7. S2024E07The Sky at Night S2024E07Question Time SpecialOctober 7, 2024—Get ready for The Sky at Night's annual Question Time Special, where viewers get the opportunity to ask the questions they have always wante
  8. S2024E08The Sky at Night S2024E08Ancestral SkiesNovember 11, 2024—The Sky at Night teams up with BBC Ideas to discover the secrets of archaeology and astronomy and to reflect on our ancestral skies. Through

Season 2024 ranked & reviewed

Season20258Episodes2025Aired—Season avg
  1. S2025E01Asteroid Strike?April 14, 2025—The team explore one of the biggest stories in space news, the ‘city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4. How well did the planet respond to this pote
  2. S2025E02Secrets of the Red PlanetMay 12, 2025—The team explore what the latest research is revealing about Mars. Could life have once thrived there? And will a return trip to our neighbo
  3. S2025E03Greenwich: A Journey Through Space and TimeJune 9, 2025—The team celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, recreating history at a special dinner party, where they are joined by a
  4. S2025E04Exoplanets - Strange New WorldsJuly 14, 2025—The team go on a cosmic adventure, exploring one of the newest areas of modern astronomy – the search for exoplanets, the distant bodies tha
  5. S2025E05Queen of PulsarsAugust 11, 2025—The team delve into the enigmatic world of pulsars and hear the inspiring story of their discoverer, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, direct from
  6. S2025E06The Expanding UniverseSeptember 8, 2025—The team explores one of the greatest discoveries of modern astronomy that our universe is expanding, and the new questions it raises about
  7. S2025E07Brits in SpaceOctober 13, 2025—The team delve into the world of astronaut training, discovering what it takes to become a European Space Agency astronaut. With special gue
  8. S2025E08Space Mysteries: The Sky at Night Meets Curious CasesNovember 10, 2025—In a spectacular season finale, the team are joined by Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain in front of a live studio audience to answer viewers' bu

Season 2025 ranked & reviewed

Season20263Episodes2026Aired—Season avg
  1. S2026E01Destination MoonApril 13, 2026—The team explore Nasa's Artemis II mission, the first crewed journey towards the moon since 1972. They also look into robotic landers and ne
  2. S2026E02Jodrell Bank: Tuning Into the UniverseMay 11, 2026—The team explore the remarkable story of Jodrell Bank Observatory and its towering Lovell Telescope, which scientists have used to listen to
  3. S2026E03Space Weather: The Perfect StormJune 8, 2026—The team uncover a danger that humanity is only just waking up to – space weather. They meet the dedicated people working to keep us safe fr

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