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Space

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Movie propaganda

Take the ultimate journey beyond the known universe...

Since the first stargazers of ancient civilisations, we have been fascinated by what lies beyond planet Earth. Look up at the stars and you see a million points of light - you're looking at the universe. But what is out there? Space will take you out of this galaxy and into the vastness beyond to find the answers.

Acclaimed actor Sam Neill is your guide as state-of-the-art computer graphics take you on the ultimate journey beyond any known universe. Experience the beautiful, astonishing and often dangerous phenomena of the universe first hand - from the vast clouds where new stars are born, to planet-guzzling monsters such as black holes.

This superb series will realise the awesome scale of space and capture the mystery and intrigue that it inspires. Space also tackles some of the biggest questions of all - are we alone? Where do we fit in? How did the universe begin? And perhaps most frightening of all, how will it end?

Persons of interest

Sam Neill .... Presenter
Luke Campbell .... Director
Jeremy Turner .... Director

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Theatrical report

Pop science.

The graphics are pretty funky but they are used, reused and abused while the science behind it all would be known to any 16-year-old science fiction geek. The big questions that Sam Neill gets to ask, like "Are we all going to die?" are directed fair and square at the tabloid-reading public. Knowledge and the search for knowledge are important enough that they don't need the screaming headlines and inevitable threats to public safety.

Space is weak on its own and almost inexcusable when it's compared to similar BBC series like Walking with dinosaurs. It's fine for entertaining the pre-teen proto-nerd but not good enough for high school assignments.

Star trek will teach you more.