Brian Cox

[Cliphead]

If only. If that was a typical schools programme, Britain would be leading the world in every field of scientific research instead of chucking quazillions of pounds at failed banks.

The truth is it isn't, and that's what makes this kind of TV programme necessary and welcome, even if some people have issues with Professor Cox's facial expressions.

No issues with Cox's delivery and I liked his obvious enthusiasm but ten minutes of real information spread out over an hour and half the world...

 

[TimberWolf]

How odd.

The extended edition of the 700th Sky at Night was a good deal more interesting than the edited version that went out on Sunday night.

They seemed to have chopped out all the good bits from the shorter version.

Now you tell us. I didn't realise Sir Patrick Moore was housebound now, very sad, he was looking rather portly at the beginning of the edited version.

 

[TimberWolf]

Er, I think it was mentioned on Monday.

It's repeated on Tuesday evenings on BBC4 these days.

And he doesn't look (or sound) very well at all.

Amazing to think that he met Orville Wright, Yuri Gagarin, and Neil Armstrong.

And Einstein.

 

[mudbum]

I like him, he’s good PR for Physics especially when it encourages females into thinking about the subject.
Also He may one day reveal the secret to everlasting youth!
Put 10 physicists in a room, and all of them would have a good theory as to why they actually were somewhere else.

 

[gingerjedi]

Now you tell us. I didn't realise Sir Patrick Moore was housebound now, very sad, he was looking rather portly at the beginning of the edited version.

Patrick who? Do you mean Gamesmaster? I'm only 40 years old.

 

[TimberWolf]

I like him, he’s good PR for Physics especially when it encourages females into thinking about the subject.
Also He may one day reveal the secret to everlasting youth!
Put 10 physicists in a room, and all of them would have a good theory as to why they actually were somewhere else.

The Daily Mash - Science is fanny central, claims Professor Brian Cox

 

[VectraMan]

Also He may one day reveal the secret to everlasting youth!

Are you saying Brian Cox is God?

 

[Platypus]

wouldn't have been so bad if the programme was interesting, but like all modern science documentaries it was aimed firmly at 5 year olds.

You've hit the nail right on the head there.

I can't bear to watch him because everything is so dumbed down, with recaps every 5 minutes...

"later in the show I'll be doing this.......... whereas earlier in the show I looked at that............ now though let's do this......"

and so on, thereby squeezing 30 minutes content into an hour

 

[Spacecadet]

You've hit the nail right on the head there.

I can't bear to watch him because everything is so dumbed down, with recaps every 5 minutes...

"later in the show I'll be doing this.......... whereas earlier in the show I looked at that............ now though let's do this......"

and so on, thereby squeezing 30 minutes content into an hour

 

[TimberWolf]

Okay, next person who says it was slow has to name the order elements are created.

What did exploding a Brazillian prison have to do with anything?

I think it was to show dramatic footage of Brian walking away from an exploding building, as done in all films.