George Clarke's Amazing Spaces
Hand-Built Observatory Special
Special edition following George Clarke and master craftsman Will Hardie as they create a hand-built observatory in honour of George's stargazing late father. They take inspiration from an 1830s camera obscura, a 1950s observatory, a futuristic planetarium and a box of fruit as they plan a remarkable design that merges a Victorian astronomer's library with a spaceship body. But creating a rotating roof, a chart table that rises from the floor and a collapsible telescope pushes their skills almost to breaking point
George Clarke's Amazing Spaces airs on 4seven HD at 8:00 PM, Saturday 12 July. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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George Clarke
Presenter
Will Hardie
Presenter
Christina Nutter
Series Producer