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a weekend in outer space
Re-live the weekend, with performances, DJ sets, talks and more now available on-demand
A Weekend In Outer Space
Return to Earth… with Henge
Broadcast Live: 10pm Saturday 25 July
A Weekend In Outer Space
Roni Size · Live from Bristol
Broadcast Live: 9pm Saturday 25 July
A Weekend In Outer Space
Orbital · Live from London
Broadcast Live: 8pm Saturday 25 July
A Weekend In Outer Space
Daniel Avery · Live from London
Broadcast Live: 7pm Saturday 25 July
A Weekend In Outer Space
Ana Matronic’s Deep Space Disco
Broadcast Live: 6pm Saturday 25 July
A Weekend In Outer Space
BCUC · Live from Soweto
Broadcast Live: 4pm Saturday 25 July
VIDEO
Video
Watch highlights of John Grant from bluedot 2019
Enjoy ‘Pale Green Ghost’ and ‘Grey Tickles, Black Pressure’ from his set live from bluedot 2019, ben…
2017
Alt-J’s classic bluedot headline set from 2017
We welcomed alt-J to close bluedot 2017 with a spellbinding performance and an insane, intergal…
Video
Unkle – Live at bluedot 2018
An extraordinary headline appearance from James Lavelle and co. Watch it back in full now.
Cosmic Culture
bluedoc: Iluminos Telescope Projections
We celebrate 50 years to the day since the Moon Landing at bluedot 2019. We’ve invited telescope pro…
2019
2019: Friday Highlights
From Hot Chip and James Burke to illuminated Night Parades and Jon Hopkins, discover our highli…
2019
2019: Saturday Highlights
An out of this world Saturday headlined by Kraftwerk 3D. Look back and watch our highlights from tha…
Science
Chris Lintott: Weird Worlds
Discover how you can help find planets around other stars in the night sky with BBC Sky At Night’s C…
Science
Monica Grady: 1969 And All That
Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, Monica Grady, explores the numerous iconic events wh…
Science
Katherine Joy: The Science of the Moon
Katherine Joy explored how our knowledge from space missions and laboratory…
Science
‘MegaStructure’ by Marcus Lyall
Drawing inspiration from this hypothesized alien architecture, Marcus Lyall’s new work – MegaS…
Cosmic Culture
‘Hidden In Plain Sight’ by Addie Wagenknecht
Discover the process and inspiration behind Addie Wagenknecht’s ‘Hidden In Plain Sight’ telesco…
Features
Features
Bjork’s Instrumental Innovations
To say that Björk has embraced innovation throughout her four-decade long career is something o…
Features
The Evolution of Squarepusher
The late-1980s created the very foundations of dance music. In the UK, the Second Summer of Love ins…
Features
An Introduction to Tangerine Dream
Modern music would sound a lot different today if it weren’t for three self-confessed nerds me…
Features
The Universal Influence of Bjork
Björk’s creative impact spreads far beyond music alone…
Features
Are these the best moments in bluedot history?
Looking back on four spectacular editions of bluedot, hosting some of the most prolific names i…
Features
bluedot’s Science Moments of the Decade
As we near the last days of orbit around the Sun for 2019, we gaze back on 10 years of discovery
MOON LANDING CELEBRATIONS
Video
Moon Landing Live | Part 1: Eagle Lander Inspection
Moon Landing Live | Part 1: Eagle Lander Inspection Created using stunning CGI animation and archive…
Video
Moon Landing Live | Part 2: Lunar Orbit Insertion
Moon Landing Live | Part 2: Lunar Orbit Insertion Created using stunning CGI animation and archive f…
Moon Landing Celebrations
Moon Landing Live | Part 3: Lunar Module Undocks
Moon Landing Live | Part 3: Lunar Module Undocks Created using stunning CGI animation and archive fo…
Moon Landing Celebrations
Moon Landing Live | Part 4: The Eagle Has Landed
Moon Landing Live | Part 4: The Eagle Has Landed Created using stunning CGI animation and archive fo…
Moon Landing Celebrations
Moon Landing Live | Part 5: Soviet Luna 15 Crashes
Moon Landing Live | Part 5: Soviet Luna 15 Crashes Created using stunning CGI animation and archive…
Moon Landing Celebrations
Moon Landing Live | Part 6: The Eagle Lifts Off
Moon Landing Live | Part 6: The Eagle Lifts Off Created using stunning CGI animation and archive foo…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS
Music
Interview: Henge
We took some time with bluedot’s favourite outer space beings, Henge, to see how they perceive…
Music
Interview: Ibibio Sound Machine
We caught up with the frontwoman of Ibibio Sound Machine, Eno Williams, for an exclusive i…
Video
Interview: Libby Jackson
Discover what UK Space Agency’s Libby Jackson would send into space, her feelings about the Apollo 1…
Video
Interview: 808 State
Electronic pioneers 808 State shared their thoughts on their experience at bluedot on the iconic wee…
Music
Interview: New Order – Stephen Morris
New Order drummer and previous Joy Division member Stephen Morris joins us for a backstage interview…
Music
Interview: New Order – Bernard Sumner
New order vocalist and found member of Joy Division Bernard Sumner joins us for a backstage intervie…