Patrick Moore in the 1950s; Moore argued against Lord Dowding and other UFO proponents. He was invited to present a live astronomy programme and said the greatest difficulty was finding an appropriate theme tune; the opening of Jean Sibelius's "Pelléas et Mélisande" was chosen and used throughout the programme's existence. The programme was originally named "Star Map" before "The Sky at Night" was chosen in the "Radio Times". On 24 April 1957, at 10:30 pm, Moore presented the first episode about the Comet Arend–Roland. The programme was pitched to casual viewers up to professional astronomers, in a format which remained consistent from
And the Sky Full of Stars And the Sky Full of Stars "And the Sky Full of Stars" is an episode from the first season of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". The episode title is derived from a line from "Babylon 5"'s : "…and the sky was full of stars, and every star was an exploding ship — one of ours." Two men meet aboard "Babylon 5", and prepare a device. They gain the help of security team member Bensen, who provides them with a power cell in exchange for paying off illegal gambling debts he owes to avoid scrutiny of the senior staff.