Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

[afleitch]

I'll need to look out for it. I think Tyson is one of the most eloquent speakers I've had the joy of listening to.

[afleitch]

I managed to catch it. I thought that it suited the audience it was appealing to. America, in it's exceptionalism, still has a sizeable proportion who do not believe the fundamentals of science. NDT to me didn't sound condescending as such, but he did lay it down clearly; 'this is what we know, this is what we understand it to be.'

I would recommend people watch Brian Cox's Wonders of the Universe by the BBC. Similar stuff but aimed just a little bit higher.