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No axe for Sky at night!

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  • 29-10-2013 11:51pm
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    ZeRoY
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    From today,
    The sun will not set on the The Sky at Night after the BBC announced the long-running science show would move to a new slot on BBC4 following a petition signed by 40,000 viewers who feared it would be axed.

    The astronomy show, first broadcast in 1957, will lose its slot on BBC1 but will be expanded from 20 to 30 minutes in its new monthly home on BBC4, with a repeat on BBC2.

    The future of the series appeared to be in doubt last month after the corporation declined to confirm its future beyond the end of the year.

    Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/29/sky-at-night-bbc-new-slot-petition


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    greedygoblin
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    That's great news. BBC4 really does have some great science shows on from time to time. Ok, as the article says, they might lose out in terms of the numbers tuning in, but at least they haven't ditched it. I wonder who will they get to present it now?


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    ZeRoY
    Registered Users Posts: 959 ✭✭✭ZeRoY


    greedygoblin wrote: »
    I wonder who will they get to present it now?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk7h/profiles/team


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    kitnan
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    This is brilliant news, The Sky at Night is probably one of the main reasons we have so many astronomers (amateur or otherwise) etc now and it would have been terrible to see this show axed.

    I think this news has made my day. Now if only I can get a cloudless night...


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