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Post by louise on Apr 10, 2011 19:44:15 GMT 1
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Post by skeptic on Dec 31, 2011 16:13:04 GMT 1
Sky At Night is a good show but rather dumbed down for the person in the street. Pity they cannot produce a similar but more knowledgeable programme showing some of the discoveries which still continue to come thick and fast in astronomy.
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Post by striker16 on Dec 31, 2011 16:52:03 GMT 1
Sky At Night is a good show but rather dumbed down for the person in the street. Pity they cannot produce a similar but more knowledgeable programme showing some of the discoveries which still continue to come thick and fast in astronomy. The only danger there is that they wouldn't get the number of viewers they do if they decided to make it too specialised. It depends on what level of knowledge you are talking about. The problem with more advanced levels of any subject is the jargon employed, which could prove confusing to average viewers. |
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Post by skeptic on Jan 1, 2012 11:51:31 GMT 1
Yes it would have to accept a smaller audience but there are programmes on at late hours on BBC 2 which have such audiences.
The jargon could be cut down and possibly subtitles could be added to explain things.
Ideally we would need someone charismatic like another Carl Sagan to put it across.
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Post by striker16 on Jan 1, 2012 12:26:12 GMT 1
Yes it would have to accept a smaller audience but there are programmes on at late hours on BBC 2 which have such audiences. The jargon could be cut down and possibly subtitles could be added to explain things. Ideally we would need someone charismatic like another Carl Sagan to put it across. Brian Cox is pretty good at putting scientific ideas across, in my humble opinion. But nowadays these kinds of programmes are up against a lot of competition in terms of what can be found on the Internet. When do they screen the programme? Obviously, if it is shown at an odd time they aren't going to attract the numbers of viewers they otherwise would. |
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Post by skeptic on Jan 11, 2012 16:35:01 GMT 1
Programmes on the internet are of variable reliability. You only have to look at the creationist stuff.
I think we are edging towards internet TV where programmes will be available and instead of set times you will be able to watch them when you want. There is already the BBCi player and it's like which allows you to watch programmes from recent weeks, if you live in the UK.
With so many satellite channels, maybe we need a Space channel?
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