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Last broadcast on Sat, 22 Nov 2008, 21:10 on BBC Two.
Synopsis
Drama starring David Tennant and Andy Serkis. In the spring of 1914, with Europe on the brink of war, no one had heard of an obscure German physicist called Albert Einstein. A British astronomer, Arthur Eddington, realised that Einstein's theories could unlock whole new ways of thinking about time and space.
Despite the danger of being labelled traitors, the two men began a unique correspondence. An eclipse in Africa provided an opportunity to prove Einstein's theories to the world. Eddington, an unlikely hero, set out on a journey that would change people's perceptions of the universe forever.
Credits
- Arthur Eddington
- David Tennant
- Albert Einstein
- Andy Serkis
- Sir Oliver Lodge
- Jim Broadbent
- Frank Dyson
- Richard McCabe
- Elsa Einstein
- Jodhi May
- Winnie Eddington
- Rebecca Hall
- Mileva Einstein
- Lucy Cohu
- Max Planck
- Donald Sumpter
- Fritz Haber
- Anton Lesser
- Leopold Koppel
- John Bowe
- Director
- Philip Martin
- Producer
- Mark Pybus
- Writer
- Peter Moffat
Broadcast
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Sat 22 Nov 200821:10
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