The Planets
BBC 2, June-July 1999
Reviews
"Well researched, carefully crafted and engaging ...great graphics, good interviews and of course, fabulous archive... those who watch will revel in it and remember it."
Broadcast, May 1999
"a glorious series"
The Guardian
"One of those exhilarating pieces of television which takes the viewer
from the sofa to the far reaches of contemporary science"
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph, May 1999
"Astropysics has never been so beautiful"
The Mail on Sunday, April 1999
"Viewers who haven't been tempted by this series have been missing a treat. Authoritative without being over-familiar, constantly surprising without resorting to sensationalism, it has made space exploration seem fresh and important again."
The Independent, June 1999.
"Fascinating stuff"
The Sun, April 1999
"Ground-breaking"
The Daily Mail, April 1999
"It made me wish I'd been better at Physics"
Matthew Bond, The Daily Telegraph, May 1999
"Science Made Real"
The Express, May 1999
"A model documentary..."
The Times, June 1999
"As ever, the images are spectacular, the verbals workmanlike"
The Times, June 1999
"Awesome"
The Evening Standard, June 1999
"This series puts the gee-whiz back into space for the first time since Apollo... the greatest show off Earth"
Andrew Billen, The New Statesman, May 1999
"Intelligent, mind expanding, packed with interest and visually impressive. It deserves High praise."
Nigel Andrew, The Daily Mail, June 1999
"A
series which 'goes from strength to strength'"
James Watson, The Daily Telegraph, June 1999
"The Planets script analyses scientific data
with a poets eye"
Harriet Lane, The Observer, May 1999
"as a series it cannot be faulted"
Radio Times May 1999
"well constructed and cleverly paced"
Matthew Bond - The Daily Telegraph
"Compulsory Viewing"
Financial Times, April 1999