The Sky at Night
| The Sky at Night | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by |
Patrick Moore (1998, 2011, 2012) |
| Starring |
Chris Lintott Pete Lawrence Paul Abel Chris North Maggie Aderin-Pocock |
| Theme music composer | Jean Sibelius |
| Opening theme | "At the Castle Gate" |
| Ending theme | "At the Castle Gate" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 750 (as of July 2015) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
BBC Birmingham (until 2013) BBC Science (2014–) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC One (1957–2013) BBC Four (2014–) |
| Original release | 24 April 1957 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Patrick Moore
(1957–2013)
Chris Lintott (2013–)
Lucie Green (2013)
Maggie Aderin-Pocock (2013–)
The Sky at Night is a monthly documentary television programme on astronomy produced by the BBC. The show had the same permanent presenter, Patrick Moore, from its first airing on 24 April 1957 until 7 January 2013, Moore having died on 9 December 2012. This made it the longest-running programme with the same presenter in television history. Many early episodes are missing, either because the tapes were wiped or thrown out, or because the episode was broadcast live.
Beginning with the 3 February 2013 edition, the show has been co-presented by Lucie Green and Chris Lintott, with Maggie Aderin-Pocock announced in December 2013 as a new presenter.
The programme's opening and closing theme music is "At the Castle Gate", from the incidental music to Pelléas et Mélisande, written in 1905 by Jean Sibelius, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.
The programme covers a wide range of general astronomical and space-related topics. Topics include stellar life cycles, radio astronomy, artificial satellites, black holes, neutron stars and many others. The programme also covers what is happening in the night sky at the time it is being broadcast, especially when something less common, such as a comet or a meteor shower, is present.
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