The Sky at Night

Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy with the latest thinking on what's out there in space and what you can see in the night sky.

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Status

Returning Series

Original Name

The Sky at Night

First Air Date

April 24, 1957

Last Air Date

November 11, 2024

Seasons

Episodes

273

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC Four

S2025E03

Greenwich: A Journey through Space and Time

To celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, The Sky at Night is recreating history. In the times of the early Astronomers Royal, scientists would gather at spectacular dinner parties at Flamsteed House in Greenwich to share ideas and discuss the universe. In 2025, 350 years on from the first ground stones being laid, we come together once again to discover how the work at the Royal Observatory defined the prime meridian, fundamentally changing our world and blasting technology and communications forward into the global economy we know today.

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