Episode 3: The Harmony of the Worlds
Host Carl Sagan explores how different societies have interpreted the
character of the universe; Contributions of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton
Episode 4: Heaven and Hell
Host Carl Sagan describes the interaction of gradualism and
catastrophism; Discusses meteorites, comets, and comparative planetology
Episode 5: Blues for a Red Planet
Host Carl Sagan on the planet Mars (photos from the Mariner &
Viking probes)
Episode 6: Travellers' Tales
Host Carl Sagan explains the transmission and processing of data from
Voyager II; contrasts 20th century space exploration and 17th century exploration
Episode 9: The Lives of the Stars
Host Carl Sagan discusses the anatomy of stars, stellar evolution,
supernovae, and neutron stars
Episode 10: The Edge of Forever
Host Carl Sagan discusses early theories about the universe and
modern advancements in our understanding of the nature of the universe
Episode 11: The Persistence of Memory
Host Carl Sagan describes the "message in the bottle"
aboard the Voyager: human brain description, our genes, & our libraries for beings of
other worlds
Episode 12: Encyclopedia Galactica
Host Carl Sagan examines reports of UFOs; World's largest radio
telescope and our repository of data on a million planets of other stars
Episode 13: Who Speaks for Planet Earth?
Host Carl Sagan urges the need for a planetary perspective on the
nuclear arms race
A Dialogue: Sagan/Turner
Carl Sagan and Ted Turner discuss pollution, the greenhouse effect,
nuclear wars, benefits of the Space Program, time travel and our search for life on other
worlds