Anyone watch it? I thought it would be a mistake to cast 'Dr Who' in this, but it was alright.

Apparently the sun bends starlight, or something.

We haven't watched it yet- my OH is out tonight so no doubt we'll watch it whilst eating bacon sarnies tomorrow.

Thank you for confirming that it's worth the time to watch.

Damn, I meant to watch that, oh well, I can download it on BBC IPlayer tomorrow.

Ahh Medusa and Rich, it was really good....please watch it.

Yes, watch it it was very good. It didn't dumb down the science too much and concentrated on the human relationships and the history of the time. To see Sir Oliver Lodge portrayed was interesting for me as I have an interest in him as the forgotten "nearly man" of turn of the 19thC science.

Was that giant planetary tellurium for real or just a prop made for the programme??

Anyone who enjoyed this will also like the documentary Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives. I posted about it earlier, but my thread got zero replies.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=423550

It really is a must see, just maybe not for the members of Sheffield Forum.

Yes, watch it it was very good. It didn't dumb down the science too much and concentrated on the human relationships and the history of the time. To see Sir Oliver Lodge portrayed was interesting for me as I have an interest in him as the forgotten "nearly man" of turn of the 19thC science.

Was that giant planetary tellurium for real or just a prop made for the programme??

Anyone who enjoyed this will also like the documentary Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives. I posted about it earlier, but my thread got zero replies.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=423550

It really is a must see, just maybe not for the members of Sheffield Forum.

Sir Oliver Lodge? Which one was he?

I saw it, it was very good.

Andy Serkis made a satisfyingly troubled and flawed genius, David Tennant played a fine supporting role.

It's the sort of drama the Beeb do very well - the quality one-offs slipped between the headlining three-parters and bodice rippers.

Sir Oliver Lodge? Which one was he?

Jim Broadbent. He was excellent as well. I don't know what he did with the familiar Broadbent voice, but it had been skillfully disguised. Not a typical Broadbent role at all - I was most impressed.

Sir Oliver Lodge? Which one was he?

He was the older beardy traditionalist English scientist. Sir Oliver Lodge was the first person to transmit a radio message, well ahead of Marconi. He also discovered radio waves at exactly the same time as Hertz, but Hertz gets the credit.

In common with many Victorians he had an interest in spiritualism, which he followed a lot more after his son was gassed in the trenches.

He said he would prove spiritualism true after his death by transmitting the contents of a letter he deposited before his death, but nothing has been heard from him since

I'm gonna be honest, i didn't like Doctor Who in it, for me he just wasn't convincing. But aside from that it was a good watch. I'd recomend it:thumbsup:

Jim Broadbent. He was excellent as well. I don't know what he did with the familiar Broadbent voice, but it had been skillfully disguised. Not a typical Broadbent role at all - I was most impressed.

He was the older beardy traditionalist English scientist. Sir Oliver Lodge was the first person to transmit a radio message, well ahead of Marconi. He also discovered radio waves at exactly the same time as Hertz, but Hertz gets the credit.

In common with many Victorians he had an interest in spiritualism, which he followed a lot more after his son was gassed in the trenches.

He said he would prove spiritualism true after his death by transmitting the contents of a letter he deposited before his death, but nothing has been heard from him since

Oh, yes the beardy one who Eddington persuaded to fund his research. Do either of you know what he meant when he said "Epra (or ipra), what do you know about grief?"

Alistair, I'll have a look at at that 'Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives'. Athough I suspect it will go right over my head.

Oh, yes the beardy one who Eddington persuaded to fund his research. Do either of you know what he meant when he said "Epra (or ipra), what do you know about grief?"

Alistair, I'll have a look at at that 'Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives'. Athough I suspect it will go right over my head.

He was reffering to Ypres, the town in Belgium where most of the British were fighting at that time.

The documentary cast quite a false portrail of Einsteins relationship with Max Planck. Although they had very slightly different views on the war, their relationship was never under any strain by it. They were firm friends from their first meeting.

He was reffering to Ypres, the town in Belgium where most of the British were fighting at that time.

The documentary cast quite a false portrail of Einsteins relationship with Max Planck. Although they had very slightly different views on the war, their relationship was never under any strain by it. They were firm friends from their first meeting.

Thank you, thank you, Goon. (although I don't like referring to you by your username-because that's a rubbish name for someone who takes the time to explain things), in my opinion.

Anyway...'Ypres'...I'll put my inability to understand that bit down to Eddington's inability to pronounce something Belgian, rather than my lack of geographical/historical knowledge. :)

But anyway, and anyway...Max Planck, in the programme...was he the one who dismissed Einstein in his hour need, but posted his returned letter to Eddington?

And this may sound really stupid-but who was the guy who Eddington cried about, and followed in his bike when the train was leaving? Was he the son of Sir Oliver Lodge, the same man who Eddington grieved over?

And when Eddington said "Ypres" to Sir Oliver Lodge...why did that touch a nerve?

Apologies if these questions sound really stupid, but I didn't really have a clue what character played who-or the significance of each character.

this was a brilliant drama and had tennant and serkis cast just right together.