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THE PLANETS.

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Did anyone watch BBC'S The Planets last night ? I enjoyed it, it featured the " Rocky " Planets ( the " Gas " planets is next week. Prof Brian Cox was his usual thought provoking self. Well worth watching if you get the chance.
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Well darn, I missed it. I think we get the BBC here but it may be an add on extra to my cable subscription. I will need to check. I seldom turn the darn thing on anyway.

I do like Brian Cox. He has one of those soothing voices that makes me feel pretty good about things. :D
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Not sure if we get BBC or not but I’ll check it out. Thanks for the heads up! :Clap:
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I don't know if " IPlayer " is available outside the UK but I catch up on it.
It appears that Mercury was originally much further from the Sun but was " nudged " into it's present position !. ( never knew that ).
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It's recorded for future watching (I hope the machine did!)
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I get BBC America under my Comcast package, not sure about the main BBC channel. I'll have to check it out. Sounds like a good show and a lot better than watching "Ancient Aliens" on the History Channel.
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Hopefully it will be on BBC America soon. I'll keep an eye out for it, thanks.
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maybe they shall release the dvd soon as well?
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