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
The Durante-Moore Show an American old-time radio show. It aired on NBC with episodes running from October 1, 1947–June 30, 1950. It was a continuation of the NBC/CBS radio series The Durante-Moore Show after Garry Moore left when he was offered his own show on CBS Television. In mid-1947, Moore decided to leave the series after he was offered his own show on CBS Television. The last episode Moore appeared in and the last episode of the series under the name "The Durante-Moore Show" aired on June 27, 1947. The series then went under a short hiatus and then, on October 1, 1947,