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John Grant - Grey Tickles, Black Pressure / Pale Green Ghosts

John Grant performs tracks 'Pale Green Ghost' and 'Grey Tickles, Black Pressure' beneath the Lovell Telescope at bluedot 2019. Watch now...

Interview: Tim O'Brien & Teresa Anderson

Teresa Anderson and Tim O'Brien share their thoughts on the iconic Apollo 11 anniversary, what a perfect world would look like and much more in an exclusive interview at bluedot.

Sons of Kemet

British four-piece Sons Of Kemet took to our Orbit Stage at bluedot 2019 on a cosmic journey through their unique, captivating sounds of jazz. Watch back a snippet from their performance...

Golden Dawn Arkestra

Avant-garde collective Golden Dawn Arkestra combine deep grooves and cinematic textures in their full live set from bluedot 2019. Watch it back now from our Orbit Stage...

Kate Tempest - We Die

Watch spoken word artist, poet and novelist Kate Tempest perform her track 'We Die' from bluedot 2019.

Sally Cooper: Spinder: A Dating App for Pulsars

Pulsar hunter Sally Cooper took our bluedot audience on a tour of the Galaxy and to see what starry companions might be compatible. Watch her full DotTalk back now.

Daniel Miller [DJ Set]

A stellar mix of techno from Daniel Miller, the brain behind Mute Records, soundtracked our Orbit Stage well into the night at bluedot 2019. Watch the full set back...

Ben Stappers: The Best Clocks in the Universe, Pulsars

How do you use pulsars to weigh the Moon and the planets in the solar system? Find out in Ben Stappers captivating DotTalk from bluedot 2019...

Interview: Elder Island

James Burke & Dallas Campbell: Moon Landings

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo XI, author & TV presenter Dallas Campbell joined us in conversation with British broadcaster James Burke, the key voice for the BBC coverage of the moon landings in 1969.

As the stars align for bluedot 2020, revisit some of the best moments of the last four years with bluedot digital – our video platform to observe, explore and experiment with new ideas and new discoveries with some of bluedot's biggest live performances, interviews, comedy, DotTalks and more.

BLUEDOT 2019

John Grant - Grey Tickles, Black Pressure / Pale Green Ghosts

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Interview: Tim O'Brien & Teresa Anderson

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Sons of Kemet

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Golden Dawn Arkestra

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Kate Tempest - We Die

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Sally Cooper: Spinder: A Dating App for Pulsars

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Daniel Miller [DJ Set]

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Ben Stappers: The Best Clocks in the Universe, Pulsars

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Interview: Elder Island

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James Burke & Dallas Campbell: Moon Landings

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Interview: The Hallé's Stephen Bell

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Sarah Bridle: Food and Climate Change

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Hot Chip

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Protest for Change: Direct Action & Society

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Jeff Forshaw: Our Quantum Universe

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Interview: New Order - Bernard Sumner

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Chris Lintott: Weird Worlds

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Interview: 808 State

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Jarvis Cocker: His n Hers / Running The World

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Alice Gorman: Dr Space Junk

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Interview: OSHUN

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Kelly Lee Owens - Kingsize Live

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Interview: Tamsin Edwards

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Aftermovie: Microdot 001 in association with Bruntwood

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Keith Grange: The Square Kilometre Array

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Tana Joseph: Multi-Messenger Astronomy (Microdot 001)

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Interview: Daniel Miller

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Panel: Creative Visions – Seeing Through Digital Eyes (Microdot 001)

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Rachael Ainsworth: The Violent Birth of Stars

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Panel: Level Up Human! Podcast (Microdot 001)

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Katherine Joy: The Science of the Moon

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Interview: GoGo Penguin

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Jim Al-Khalili: Sunfall

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Libby Jackson: UK Goes to the Moon

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Geoff White: How to Steal a Billion Dollars

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Monica Grady: 1969 And All That

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Interview: Libby Jackson

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Exploring Afrofuturism

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Marco Gersabeck: The Big Bang ABC

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Interview: New Order - Stephen Morris

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Jon Hopkins [Highlights]

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Eamonn Kerins: What Does It Take To Leave Our Planet

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Interview: Ibibio Sound Machine

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808 State – Pacific State

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Bob Pritchard & Tim O'Brien: Jodrell Bank and the Space Race

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Interview: Henge

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Eddy Rhead: Art, Architecture and Science - Mid Century Manchester Modernism

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Dallas Campbell: A7-L - How To Make A Spacesuit

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Bobby Seagull: The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers

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Interview: Elf Lyons

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Tamsin Edwards: Polar Thinking

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Live Moonbounce with Tim O'Brien

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Apollo 11 Q&A

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Clangers 50th Anniversary Screening + Q&A with Maggie Aderin-Pocock

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James Burke & Dallas Campbell: The Voyager

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2019: Sunday Highlights

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2019: Saturday Highlights

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2019: Friday Highlights

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2019: The Hallé Highlights

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The Hallé presents Lift Off!

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Moon Landing Live | Part 1: Eagle Lander Inspection

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Moon Landing Live | Part 2: Lunar Orbit Insertion

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Moon Landing Live | Part 3: Lunar Module Undocks

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Moon Landing Live | Part 4: The Eagle Has Landed

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Moon Landing Live | Part 5: Soviet Luna 15 Crashes

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Moon Landing Live | Part 6: The Eagle Lifts Off

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bluedoc: Iluminos Telescope Projections

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MOON LANDING CELEBRATIONS

James Burke & Dallas Campbell: Moon Landings

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Libby Jackson: UK Goes to the Moon

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Bob Pritchard & Tim O'Brien: Jodrell Bank and the Space Race

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Dallas Campbell: A7-L - How To Make A Spacesuit

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Apollo 11 Q&A

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James Burke & Dallas Campbell: The Voyager

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Moon Landing Live | Part 1: Eagle Lander Inspection

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Moon Landing Live | Part 2: Lunar Orbit Insertion

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Moon Landing Live | Part 3: Lunar Module Undocks

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Moon Landing Live | Part 4: The Eagle Has Landed

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Moon Landing Live | Part 5: Soviet Luna 15 Crashes

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Moon Landing Live | Part 6: The Eagle Lifts Off

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MUSIC

John Grant - Grey Tickles, Black Pressure / Pale Green Ghosts

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Sons of Kemet

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Golden Dawn Arkestra

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Kate Tempest - We Die

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Daniel Miller [DJ Set]

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Interview: Elder Island

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Interview: The Hallé's Stephen Bell

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Hot Chip

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Interview: New Order - Bernard Sumner

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Interview: 808 State

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Jarvis Cocker: His n Hers / Running The World

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Interview: OSHUN

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Kelly Lee Owens - Kingsize Live

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Interview: Daniel Miller

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Interview: GoGo Penguin

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Interview: New Order - Stephen Morris

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Jon Hopkins [Highlights]

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Interview: Ibibio Sound Machine

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808 State – Pacific State

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Interview: Henge

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2019: Sunday Highlights

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2019: Saturday Highlights

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2019: Friday Highlights

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2019: The Hallé Highlights

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UNKLE

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Alt-J

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Orbital – Where Is It Going?

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The Flaming Lips [Highlights]

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Interview: Public Service Broadcasting

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Booka Shade

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The Blue Planet in Concert [Highlights]

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Interview: Ana Matronic

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Interview: Gary Numan

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Roni Size [Highlights]

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Vessels – Are You Trending?

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Hello Moon

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Whyte Horses Experience

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The Moonlandingz

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Craig Charles' Space Funk Odyssey [Highlights]

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Boxed In

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The Long Now – Restoration

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Anna Meredith

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Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia

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Plastic Mermaids [Highlights]

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Ezra Furman and the Boyfriends

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Algorave

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Girl Sweat Pleasure Temple Ritual Band

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Gilles Peterson

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Post War Glamour Girls

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The Orb

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SCIENCE & TECH

Sally Cooper: Spinder: A Dating App for Pulsars

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Ben Stappers: The Best Clocks in the Universe, Pulsars

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James Burke & Dallas Campbell: Moon Landings

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Sarah Bridle: Food and Climate Change

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Jeff Forshaw: Our Quantum Universe

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Chris Lintott: Weird Worlds

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Alice Gorman: Dr Space Junk

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Keith Grange: The Square Kilometre Array

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Rachael Ainsworth: The Violent Birth of Stars

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Katherine Joy: The Science of the Moon

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Jim Al-Khalili: Sunfall

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Libby Jackson: UK Goes to the Moon

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Monica Grady: 1969 And All That

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Interview: Libby Jackson

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Marco Gersabeck: The Big Bang ABC

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Eamonn Kerins: What Does It Take To Leave Our Planet

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Bob Pritchard & Tim O'Brien: Jodrell Bank and the Space Race

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Dallas Campbell: A7-L - How To Make A Spacesuit

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Tamsin Edwards: Polar Thinking

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Live Moonbounce with Tim O'Brien

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James Burke & Dallas Campbell: The Voyager

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Dallas Campbell: Ad Astra!

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Libby Jackson: A Galaxy of Her Own

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Jim Al-Khalili: Entanglement and Wormholes

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Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Jim Al-Khalili

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Wayne Coyne in Conversation with Tim O'Brien

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The Science of Stephen Hawking

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'MegaStructure' by Marcus Lyall

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Hello Moon

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Interview: Erica Wagner

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Mike Garrett: The Search for Intelligence

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COSMIC CULTURE

Protest for Change: Direct Action & Society

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Geoff White: How to Steal a Billion Dollars

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Exploring Afrofuturism

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Bobby Seagull: The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers

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Apollo 11 Q&A

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Clangers 50th Anniversary Screening + Q&A with Maggie Aderin-Pocock

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2019: Sunday Highlights

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2019: Saturday Highlights

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2019: Friday Highlights

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The Hallé presents Lift Off!

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bluedoc: Iluminos Telescope Projections

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Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Jim Al-Khalili

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The Men Behind the Mask

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'Hidden In Plain Sight' by Addie Wagenknecht

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Science (ish) with Rick Edwards and Michael Brooks

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bluedoc: Brian Eno Telescope Installation

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Tony Walsh

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bluedoc: Daito Manabe – COSMOS Residency [Part 1]

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bluedoc: Daito Manabe – COSMOS Residency [Part 2]

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Interview: Tim O'Brien & Teresa Anderson

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Interview: Elder Island

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Interview: The Hallé's Stephen Bell

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Interview: New Order - Bernard Sumner

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Interview: 808 State

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Interview: OSHUN

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Interview: Tamsin Edwards

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Interview: Daniel Miller

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Interview: GoGo Penguin

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Interview: Libby Jackson

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Interview: New Order - Stephen Morris

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Interview: Ibibio Sound Machine

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Interview: Henge

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Interview: Elf Lyons

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Interview: Public Service Broadcasting

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Interview: Ana Matronic

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Interview: Gary Numan

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Interview: Erica Wagner

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MICRODOT

Aftermovie: Microdot 001 in association with Bruntwood

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Tana Joseph: Multi-Messenger Astronomy (Microdot 001)

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Panel: Creative Visions – Seeing Through Digital Eyes (Microdot 001)

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Panel: Level Up Human! Podcast (Microdot 001)

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BLUEDOT 2018

UNKLE

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Dallas Campbell: Ad Astra!

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Libby Jackson: A Galaxy of Her Own

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Jim Al-Khalili: Entanglement and Wormholes

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The Flaming Lips [Highlights]

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Interview: Public Service Broadcasting

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Booka Shade

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The Blue Planet in Concert [Highlights]

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Interview: Ana Matronic

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Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Jim Al-Khalili

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Gary Delaney

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Interview: Gary Numan

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Wayne Coyne in Conversation with Tim O'Brien

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Roni Size [Highlights]

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The Science of Stephen Hawking

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Vessels – Are You Trending?

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'MegaStructure' by Marcus Lyall

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Craig Charles' Space Funk Odyssey [Highlights]

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'Hidden In Plain Sight' by Addie Wagenknecht

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The Long Now – Restoration

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Interview: Erica Wagner

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Science (ish) with Rick Edwards and Michael Brooks

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Simon Munnery

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Algorave

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Mike Garrett: The Search for Intelligence

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Gilles Peterson

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The Orb

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BLUEDOT 2017

Alt-J

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Orbital – Where Is It Going?

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2017: Official Aftermovie

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The Men Behind the Mask

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Hello Moon

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Whyte Horses Experience

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The Moonlandingz

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Boxed In

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Anna Meredith

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Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia

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Plastic Mermaids [Highlights]

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Ezra Furman and the Boyfriends

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Girl Sweat Pleasure Temple Ritual Band

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Post War Glamour Girls

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Tony Walsh

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bluedoc: Daito Manabe – COSMOS Residency [Part 1]

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bluedoc: Daito Manabe – COSMOS Residency [Part 2]

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OFFICIAL AFTER MOVIES

2019: Sunday Highlights

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2019: Saturday Highlights

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2019: Friday Highlights

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2019: The Hallé Highlights

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2017: Official Aftermovie

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2016: Official Aftermovie

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18.19.20.21 JULY 2019. JODRELL BANK OBSERVATORY. CHESHIRE

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