THE PLANETS uses state-of-the-art computer graphics, unseen space footage, and interviews with leading scientists to create the most comprehensive and spectacular account of space... more
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The Planets [1999]
While watching The Planets, be prepared to fight your way past all kinds of computer
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animation which makes Walking with Dinosaurs seem like the last word in realism. It seems that no solar or planetary event which ever happened (or which may or may not...
The Planets [1999]
While watching The Planets, be prepared to fight your way past all kinds of computer
... more
animation which makes Walking with Dinosaurs seem like the last word in realism. It seems that no solar or planetary event which ever happened (or which may or may not...
Advantages: Accessible to everyone yet not 'dumbed down' Disadvantages: You need at least a casual interest in the exploration of the planets otherwise it is hard going
...to eagerly watch all of the BBC "Horizon" documentaries about space exploration, when the corporation commissioned this eight-part series back in the late 1990s to tell the story of the our Solar System, I was in seventh heaven.
This two-disc set has all eight 50 minute episodes (there are no extras accompanying them, but that is no great hardship). Arguably the most comprehensive account of the exploration of the Solar System, the series used state-of-the-art ... ...with leading scientists involved in the various missions.
The eight episodes are as follows:
"Different Worlds" - a look at space travel and the latest (for 1999) planetary exploration missions
"Terra Firma" - the story of the pioneering missions to Mars and Venus
"Giants" - the story of the Pioneer and Voyager missions to the Outer Planets
"Moon" - exploration of the Moon and its mysteries
"Star" - a new perspective on the Sun
"Atmosphere" ...
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Plot: Contains all eight episodes from the series:- 'Different Worlds', 'Moon', 'Terra Firma', 'Giants', 'Star', 'Atmosphere', 'Destiny' and 'Life'.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO; SONY DADC
Release date: 24/01/2000
No of Discs: 2
Catalogue No: BBCDVD 1003
Barcode: 5014503100322
DVD Description
THE PLANETS uses state-of-the-art computer graphics, unseen space footage, and interviews with leading scientists to create the most comprehensive and spectacular account of space exploration ever made. This release includes all eight 50-minute episodes of the BBC series.
Languages
Main Language: English
Subtitle Language: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Surround
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Surround English
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