The Planets (TV miniseries)
| The Planets | |
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Take A Journey To Worlds Beyond Your Imagination
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | David McNab |
| Narrated by | Samuel West |
| Composer(s) | Jim Meacock |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Executive producer(s) | John Lynch |
| Cinematography | Simon Fanthorpe |
| Running time | 390 min. (8 episodes) |
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| Original network | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 29 April – 17 June 1999 |
The Planets is an educational miniseries produced by the BBC and A&E and released in 1999. The series was remastered in 2004. It documents the Solar System and its nature, formation, and discovery by humans during the space age. The series of eight episodes includes a substantial amount of archival footage from both the United States and Soviet space programs. It also depicts the Solar System through computer graphics. There were a total of eight episodes produced for the series. The series featured appearances from famous pioneering space scientists and explorers, and was narrated by Samuel West.
Commentators in episode 1 include Hal Levison, George Wetherill, and David Levy.
Commentators in episode 5 include Douglas Gough. Angelo Secchi is said to pioneer the field spectroscopy.
The DVD of the series was released on 24 January 2000.
A hardcover book accompanying the series broadcast was released on 22 April 1999.The Planets. David McNab and James Younger. Yale University Press.
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