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Seven Ages of Starlight

  • TV Movie
  • 2012
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Seven Ages of Starlight (2012)
Documentary

This is the epic story of the stars, and how discovering their tale has transformed our own understanding of the universe.This is the epic story of the stars, and how discovering their tale has transformed our own understanding of the universe.This is the epic story of the stars, and how discovering their tale has transformed our own understanding of the universe.

  • Director
    • Gaby Hornsby
  • Stars
    • Rupert Graves
    • Robin Catchpole
    • Steve Cowley
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    143
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gaby Hornsby
    • Stars
      • Rupert Graves
      • Robin Catchpole
      • Steve Cowley
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Rupert Graves
    Rupert Graves
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Robin Catchpole
    • Self - Astronomer, University of Cambridge
    • (as Dr Robin Catchpole)
    Steve Cowley
    • Self - United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    • (as Prof Steve Cowley)
    Francisco Diego
    • Self - Astronomer, University College London
    • (as Dr Francisco Diego)
    Alan Dressler
    • Self - Astronomer, Carnegie Institution for Science
    • (as Dr Alan Dressler)
    John Ellis
    John Ellis
    • Self - Theoretical Physicist, King's College London
    • (as Prof. John Ellis)
    Alex Filippenko
    Alex Filippenko
    • Self - Astrophysicist, University of California, Berkeley
    • (as Prof Alex Filippenko)
    Fred Hoyle
    Fred Hoyle
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Douglas Leonard
    • Self - Astrophysicist, San Deigo State University
    • (as Prof Douglas Leonard)
    Helen Mason
    • Self - Solar Physicist, University of Cambridge
    • (as Dr Helen Mason)
    Stephen Pumfrey
    • Self - Historian of Science, Lancaster University
    • (as Dr Stephen Pumfrey)
    Scott Sandford
    • Self - Astrochemist, NASA
    • (as Dr Scott Sandford)
    Serena Viti
    • Self - Astrophysicist, University College London
    • (as Prof Serena Viti)
    • Director
      • Gaby Hornsby
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    8trimmerb1234

    It's the way you tell 'em

    Was a comedians famous catchphrase and here is what makes this popular science documentary so distinctively good. From the clear structure to the individual well-chosen contributors to the narrated script (uncredited), it was not just very lucid but engaging even compelling story-telling, the entire production done with artistry. The sense of awe, majesty and mystery which Patrick Moore's Sky at Night opening cleverly evoked, is the tone and standard yet does not compromise the solid science communicated throughout. It gives proper weight too to historic figures in astronomy using archive film clips. It is a demonstration and reminder of how science documentary-making can both be an art as well as science.

    I have to contrast this with the tendency to simply dispatch a (the?) popular TV scientist in a hire car to tour the USA, dropping in all over the place for a coffee and to listen with a camera crew over his shoulder.

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Семь возрастов звёздного света
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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