Who narrated The Planets 1999 BBC documentary series?
Samuel West narrated the original 1999 edition of The Planets. The 2004 remastered edition was narrated by Mark Halliley.
Questions about The Planets (1999 TV series)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How many episodes does The Planets 1999 TV series have?
The Planets (1999) consists of eight episodes, each covering a different theme related to the Solar System, from planet formation and exploration to the search for life and the future of the Solar System.
Who were the commentators on The Planets 1999 documentary?
Notable commentators include Apollo 17 astronauts Harrison Schmidt and Eugene Cernan, solar physicist Eugene Parker, Alexei Leonov, Boris Chertok, Sergei Khrushchev, James Van Allen, Carolyn Porco, and Joe Kittinger, among others.
When was The Planets 1999 series first broadcast?
The first episode of The Planets aired on the 29th of April 1999. Subsequent episodes ran weekly through the 17th of June 1999.
Was a book published alongside The Planets 1999 BBC series?
Yes. A hardcover companion book by David McNab and James Younger, published by Yale University Press, was released on the 22nd of April 1999, one week before the series premiered.
Was The Planets 1999 series ever remastered?
The Planets was remastered in 2004, with Mark Halliley replacing Samuel West as narrator. The DVD of the original series had been released on the 24th of January 2000.