Billy No Mates wrote:
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ps.com...
This is the BBC's page about it...

BBC NEWS | UK | The Sky at Night enters 50th year

"Sir Patrick Moore is to present the 650th episode of BBC One's
astronomy programme The Sky at Night, nearly 50 years after the show
first aired."

The rest here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6238447.stm


Sir Patrick has just been interviewed on BBC News 24 and is NOT a happy
camper. As he pointed out the dopey woman controller forgot last months show
altogether (how on earth do you manage that) which is why it went out a week
late.

Here's why I think the BBC doesn't really care about the Sky at Night any
longer

1. It's presented by an old man (not very "youff" friendly) who has some
very un BBC like political views

2. The BBC is run by left wing liberal arts graduates who can't stand
science for the most part (unless it's Global Warming of course)

And here's me thinking it was run by homos and the Church of England.

3. Astronomy is seen by the BBC as being a mostly white, male, middle class
hetrosexual interest.

None of the above may be true of course, (just my suspicion) but note the
BBC are pushing a news series on food, whcih is being presented by some BBC
news reader dolly bird and going out at 9pm on BBC 2. No 3am there then.

Perhaps if Sir P did a Sky at Night on "Lesbianism in Astronomy" or "Buggery
and the Telescope" it might even get a kids slot.

I imagine there is a kink bugger in there somewhere who gets a kick out
of seeing the weather girls freezing their bits off.

I've often wondered why Sir P hasn't looked at doing a monthly show for say
the Discovery Channel or even Channel 5, who do the excellent Gadget Show?

He's one of the old school. C'mon, it's taken him 650 episodes for him
to realise the BBC isn't what it was.

If it ever was.