Airs on PBS · Documentary
Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.
13 episodes
Aired September 28, 1980
1. The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
60 minSeptember 28, 1980
At the beginning of this cosmic journey across space and time, Dr. Carl Sagan takes us to the edge o…
2. One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
60 minOctober 5, 1980
Dr. Sagan's cosmic calendar makes the history of the universe understandable and frames the origin o…
3. Harmony of the Worlds
60 minOctober 12, 1980
This episode is a historical re-creation of the life of Johannes Kepler, the last scientific astrolo…
4. Heaven and Hell
60 minOctober 19, 1980
A descent through the hellish atmosphere of Venus to explore its broiling surface serves as a warnin…
5. Blues for a Red Planet
60 minOctober 26, 1980
Is there life on Mars? Dr. Sagan takes viewers on a tour of the red planet first through the eyes of…
6. Travellers' Tales
60 minNovember 2, 1980
Dr. Sagan compares the exhilaration of 17th-century Dutch explorers who ventured in sailing ships ha…
7. The Backbone of Night
60 minNovember 9, 1980
Humans once thought the stars were campfires in the sky and the Milky Way "the backbone of night."…
8. Journeys in Space and Time
60 minNovember 16, 1980
A voyage to see how star patterns change over millions of years is followed by a journey to the plan…
9. The Lives of the Stars
60 minNovember 23, 1980
Using computer animation and amazing astronomical art, Dr. Sagan shows how stars are born, live, die…
10. The Edge of Forever
60 minNovember 30, 1980
Dr. Sagan leads us on some awesome trips — to a time when galaxies were beginning to form, to India…
11. The Persistence of Memory
60 minDecember 7, 1980
The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of t…
12. Encyclopedia Galactica
60 minDecember 14, 1980
Are there alien intelligences? How could we communicate with them? What about UFOs? The answers to t…
13. Who Speaks for Earth?
60 minDecember 21, 1980
Through the use of special effects we retrace the 15-billion-year journey from the big bang to the p…
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