UK Channel 4 to broadcast Space Season including 90-minute live show from the ISS - Polidicks

[img]http://imgkk.com/i/j2w3.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25680706[/url] [quote]A live broadcast featuring a complete orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) is to be aired later this year, Channel 4 has announced. The show, hosted by Dermot O'Leary, will link live to the astronauts from mission control in Houston as they make a 90-minute circuit of the Earth. The ISS, which orbits 250 miles above the Earth, will send back High Definition live images of the planet. Lap of the Planet screens in March as part of a space season.[/quote] [url]http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/channel-4-boldly-goes-into-space[/url] [quote][U][B]Live from Space: Lap of the Planet[/B] (w/t) (1 x 120’ TX Channel 4)[/U] This is a pioneering live broadcast from the International Space Station and Mission Control in Houston presented by Dermot O’Leary. The programme will interact with the astronauts onboard the ISS as they travel around the world in 90 minutes. The astronauts will share their breath-taking views of planet Earth which will be beamed to TV screens in stunning HD. ... [U][B]Astronauts: Living in Space (w/t)[/B] (1 x 60’ TX Channel 4)[/U] This programme documents what it is really like to live and work in space for months at a time, through the eyes of astronauts Rick and Koichi and their families, with additional material from Mike Hopkins and other astronauts. It will include behind-the-scenes footage from their lift-off in Baikonur, Kazakhstan – including pre-launch and launch, then their arrival on the ISS, both from Rick and Koichi’s perspective and those of their families. Viewers will hear Rick and Koichi’s dreams of becoming astronauts and what it means to them to do a job which is literally out of this world. ... [U][B]Astronauts: Houston We Have a Problem[/B] (w/t) (1 x 60’ TX Channel 4)[/U] In this programme Mission Control opens its doors to allow cameras to follow the crucial work of the flight controllers, scientists, engineers, medics who support the crew in space. These specialists in their respective fields work tirelessly to anticipate and deal with every potential incident or emergency. With unique access, this programme reveals how any problems are dealt with in real-time. It will examine challenges faced by the astronauts and ground controllers when crises occur in space such as Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano’s near drowning due to a recent helmet leak during a spacewalk and how the ground crew supported astronaut Chris Hadfield during another spacewalk.[/quote] The live show will also be broadcast on National Geographic in 170 countries

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[QUOTE=AK'z;43489093]then why is the attention bestowed on the piece of arse that is channel 4?[/QUOTE] Because it's produced for them and part of their season

[QUOTE=smurfy;43489118]Because it's produced for them and part of their season[/QUOTE] And to be fair its better because Channel 4 is free to air rather than National Geographic which is not.

[QUOTE=smurfy;43489118]Because it's produced for them and part of their season[/QUOTE] ah, i wanted to take a stab at them since they block youtube videos in the country they host from. This is pretty neat, would be good for them to host the show online for the world to see.

Dermot, no thanks

[QUOTE=Puni;43489770]Dermot, no thanks[/QUOTE] he's that doofus who presents Big Brother right? what is wrong with these people...

[QUOTE=AK'z;43489810]he's that doofus who presents Big Brother right? what is wrong with these people...[/QUOTE] I think that's X factor

I don't like Dermot, but whatever, it's space.