The Sky at Night

Patrick Moore surveys Orion the Hunter, and then Mars and Venus - two bright inner planets.

Patrick Moore visits the world's most powerful radio observatories and talks to the astronomers who make the radio pictures.

Patrick Moore discusses the latest findings on how the universe began.

Patrick Moore explains the significance of a new telescope jointly planned by Cambridge University and the Harvard Observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is being set up in Chile.

Patrick Moore explains that there is much for the amateur astronomer to see.

Dr Robin Catchpole of the Royal Greenwich Observatory joins Patrick Moore to talk about supernova - the most tremendous outbursts known in nature involving the destruction of a massive star - from which astronomers can learn a great deal.

Patrick Moore reports from Baltimore on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Dr Chris Kitchin joins Patrick Moore to explain what the so-called planetary nebulae are.

Patrick Moore discusses newly found bodies in orbit around the sun and asks whether the planetary system could be more extensive than previously believed.

Patrick Moore talks to Prof Richard Davis of Jodrell Bank about his current work with the Lovell radio telescope.

Patrick Moore is joined by Fred Watson, of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, who has been developing fibre optics for astronomy.

Patrick Moore looks at Taunton School's radio telescope.

Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Jocelyn Bell-Burnell for the latest news about black holes.