Cosmos: A Personal Voyage was produced in 1978-79, written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyen and Steve Soter; along with Life on Earth and The World at War, it remains one of the landmark documentary series of its time, and had a lasting legacy in the popularisation of modern science.

Filmed around the world presenter and astronomer, Carl Sagan, takes the viewer from the hearts of distant Galaxies, through Black Holes and other dimensions, past Stellar Nurseries and ancient Stars to the Pale Blue Dot of planet Earth.

But in spite of this insignificance the series also celebrates the heritage of knowledge and civilisations, scientists and explorers whose shoulders we stand on.

And it delves into the stuff of life, the evolution and diversity of species that cover our world, and to the very atoms of existence itself; ultimately learning that all matter is Intrinsically linked to the Cosmos and the Stars.

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Episode 8: Journeys in Space and Time

When we look into space we look back through time.

The immense scale of the cosmos is beyond the normal limited Human scales of distance. In this episode Sagan explains the Light Year, the measuring stick of space, and the odd effects one would experience were we to approach its velocity to reach distant stars.

Following the footsteps of Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci he speculates on the possible designs of future Starships that may carry our descendants around the Galaxy and beyond.

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