The Sky at Night: Full TV Schedule and Live Stream
Look up! Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Chris Lintott present the iconic, inspirational look at cutting-edge space science and the incredible universe all around us.
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Space Mysteries: The Sky at Night Meets Curious Cases
In a spectacular season finale, the team are joined by Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain in front of a live studio audience to answer viewers' burning queries about space.
Brits in Space
The team delve into the world of astronaut training, discovering what it takes to become a European Space Agency astronaut. With special guest Helen Sharman.
The Expanding Universe
The team explores one of the greatest discoveries of modern astronomy - that our universe is expanding - and the new questions it raises about how the cosmos works.
Queen of Pulsars
The team delve into the enigmatic world of pulsars and hear the inspiring story of their discoverer, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, direct from the subject herself.
Exoplanets - Strange New Worlds
The team explore one of the newest areas of modern astronomy, the search for exoplanets, the distant worlds that orbit stars beyond our own solar system.
Greenwich: A Journey Through Space and Time
The team celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, recreating history at a special dinner party, where they are joined by a glittering line-up of science communicators.
Secrets of the Red Planet
The team explore what the latest research is revealing about Mars. Could life have once thrived there? And will a return trip to our neighbouring planet ever be possible?
Asteroid Strike?
The team explore one of the biggest stories in space news, the ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4. How well did the planet respond to this potential natural disaster?
Unveiling Titan
Patrick Moore talks to the lead scientist of the Huygens surface science package (SSP), Professor John Zarnecki, about the first results from the probe. (2005)
Mission To Jupiter
The Galileo probe to Jupiter is now due to send back information on the giant planet. Professor Garry Hunt joins Patrick Moore for an update. (1995)
Neptune: Voyager's Last Planet
Voyager 2 has now passed Neptune, sending back remarkable new information about this distant planet. Patrick Moore and guests summarise what has been discovered. (1989)
Voyager To Uranus
Patrick Moore is joined by the leading NASA experts to give the latest news and pictures of what Voyager 2 has to tell us about this mysterious green world of Uranus. (1986)
The Man Who Discovered A Planet
For this programme, Patrick Moore flew to Arizona to meet Professor Tombaugh and to ask him what he now thought about the curious planet he discovered half a century ago. (1980)
Pioneer to Saturn
Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt discuss the American probe Pioneer II's attempt at surveying Saturn and its rings from close range. (1979)
The Sky at Night Special: Mariner To Mars
Patrick Moore takes a look at the close up pictures of Mars taken by the American Mars probe, Mariner 6. (1969)
The Moon
First transmitted in 1960, Patrick Moore reviews the historic Soviet mission to launch a manned rocket into space.
The Sky at Night FAQs
When is The Sky at Night next on?
The next broadcast of The Sky at Night airs at Mon 11 May · 21:00(UK: Mon 11 May · 21:00) on BBC Four.
Which channel is The Sky at Night next on?
The Sky at Night returns on BBC Four next. Check the listings above for every upcoming airing.
When will The Sky at Night be available on iPlayer?
Episodes land on BBC iPlayer just after the show finishes airing. Use the streaming section above to jump in as soon as it drops.