Back in 1980 the American astronomer Carl Sagan presented a BBC series called The Cosmos.
Rather like Jacob Bronowski’s earlier series, The Accent of Man (1973,)
it was part of that gentler age of television documentaries when things moved
at a far slower pace, leaving the viewer more time to absorb and reflect on
what they were being presented with. The
Cosmos had the same kind of presentation. But the one thing that Sagan had
that has transcended time and style, was his beautifully crafted words.
His copy was deceptively simple, minimal, human, moving and special. It is a
real case of the minimal conveying the maximum.
The 13 part series is filled will Sagan’s observations about our planet - or as
he called it the ‘pale blue dot’...
Just make a cup of coffee and have a listen to his beautiful words. You need to
filter out the rather bad futuristic music (if only they’d had the wisdom to
commission Brian Eno) and the primitive computer graphics.
Just close your eyes and just listen to the beauty of Sagan's words. Click here