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The Sky at Night

The Sky at Night

Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy with the latest thinking on what's out there in space and what you can see in the night sky.

Created By
StatusReturning Series
Original NameThe Sky at Night
First Air DateApril 24, 1957
Last Air DateNovember 11, 2024
Seasons44
Episodes273
Episode Runtime NaNmin
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production Companies
NetworksBBC Four
S2025E03

Greenwich: A Journey through Space and Time

To celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, The Sky at Night is recreating history. In the times of the early Astronomers Royal, scientists would gather at spectacular dinner parties at Flamsteed House in Greenwich to share ideas and discuss the universe. In 2025, 350 years on from the first ground stones being laid, we come together once again to discover how the work at the Royal Observatory defined the prime meridian, fundamentally changing our world and blasting technology and communications forward into the global economy we know today.

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