"The Planets" (1999) TV series

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Director:

David McNab

Writers:

Becky Jones (writer)
David McNab (writer)

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Space Race | Space Exploration | Science | Space

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Samuel West	...	Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 1999)
Sergei Khrushchev	...	Himself (1 episode, 1999)
Hal Levison	...	Himself (1 episode, 1999)
David Levy	...	Himself (1 episode, 1999)
Professor Bruce Murray	...	Himself (1 episode, 1999)
Yuri Silaev	...	Himself (1 episode, 1999)
George Wetherill	...	Himself (1 episode, 1999)

Runtime:

390 min (8 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Antarctica

Company:

A&E Television Networks

This is essential viewing, should be shown in classrooms

It is impossible for any documentary to be completely up to date. Criticizing this series for not including anything discovered after '99 isn't fair. Yet, we lament that this information is missing only because this BBC production does such a GREAT job of presenting it.

I would give this series a 9 for the 3rd installment "Giants", alone. The story of the Voyager probes is simply fascinating and must rank as one of man's greatest under appreciated accomplishments.

Would it not be nice to have this series updated with new data and presented in high definition? As others have commented, the information from Cassini alone warrants a "brush up" of the series.