Last Night's TV - BBC Four

[Channel Hopper]

As per

Listen Up - BBC Four - Tonight from 9pm

Heroes of Astronomy - Britain's Star Men, an insight into the 50's / 60's equipment and the genius operating it.

Britain's Star Men: Heroes of Astronomy

I'm surprised I missed it first time round, worth watching again. 29 days availability.

 

[PaulR]

Yes, it's a good watch. Some very good photos of where they took their flag.

I saw it a few months ago (can't have been very long ago as even the wife remembered it!) and, given that Wallace Sargent died in 2012, I suspect that it's far from even its second showing.

 

[Channel Hopper]

The equipment and resources they had fifty years ago was what astounded me.

And of course how agile and competent they all were/are when hiking across rough terrain.