Voyage to the Planets & Beyond
Think of this BBC two-part TV special as Walking with Planets. One of the makers of the excellent Walking with. . . dinosaur programs looks forward--into the future--and upward--into space--for another presentation of story-driven science. This fake documentary follows an international crew of five on an extraordinary six-year spaceflight. We hear from Mission Control and view footage of the astronauts in training along with the flight photography and "TV broadcasts" (perfect for quickly explaining facts via Q&As). The flight is beyond ambitious: landing on Venus, Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, the rings of Saturn, an asteroid, and the far-off reaches of Pluto. Certainly, no real space agency would sign off on such a mission, but the dramatics work thanks to the deft handling by writer-director Joe Ahearne (Ultraviolet). Here's a fun way to learn about the crushing pressure of Venus or the risk/reward of slingshot-ing around the sun. With quick pacing (we are on Venus six minutes into the two-hour movie), smart choices (some of the astronauts' hardships are brutal), plus excellent special effects (the mile-long spacecraft Pegasus is a dandy), you have a program with which families can learn together and kids will want to watch more than once. The DVD contains some great making-of features, plus a complete episode on the real-life space probes that have visited--and are still visiting--the planets. They are just as watchable as the main program. --Doug Thomas Binding DVD. Publisher(s): BBC Home Entertainment. Label: BBC Home Entertainment. AudienceRating: NR (Not Rated). Format: Closed-captioned.
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| Part Number: | 43168-73321 |
| Lowest Price (CAD): | $29.99 |
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| Brand : | BBC Warner |
| Director : | Christopher Riley (III) |
| Starring : | Isaac Asimov |
| Subject : | Art |
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