Ancient Skies

With CGI, landscape footage and some of the world's most important astronomical artifacts, this series looks at the universe through the eyes of our ancestors, and charts our changing views of the cosmos throughout history. We take a journey through past visions of the heavens from all over the world, from those of our earliest ancestors to the recent past. From hunter-gatherers to Edwin Hubble, we'll see the myriad of ways that we have observed and imagined the heavens, and explain the science behind the things our ancestors sought to explain through mythology.

Fri, Dec 15	4:00 P.M.	Gods and Monsters NHPBS (11.1) We uncover the story of our relationship with the skies from our earliest ancestors, through to the birth of the science of astronomy.
Fri, Dec 22	4:00 P.M.	Finding The Center NHPBS (11.1) Follow the efforts to give the Earth a shape and a place.
Fri, Dec 29	4:00 P.M.	Our Place in the Universe NHPBS (11.1) Complete the puzzle of our ancient skies. A cast of scientific pioneers reshapes the solar system and better understands a growing universe.
Fri, Jan 5	3:00 P.M.	Gods and Monsters NHPBS (11.1) We uncover the story of our relationship with the skies from our earliest ancestors, through to the birth of the science of astronomy.
Fri, Jan 12	3:00 P.M.	Finding The Center NHPBS (11.1) Follow the efforts to give the Earth a shape and a place.
Fri, Jan 19	3:00 P.M.	Our Place in the Universe NHPBS (11.1) Complete the puzzle of our ancient skies. A cast of scientific pioneers reshapes the solar system and better understands a growing universe.