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
Patrick Eisdell Moore He was educated at Auckland Grammar School, and then studied medicine at the University of Otago, from where he graduated MB ChB in 1943. On 21 December 1942, he married Beth Beedie in Dannevirke. In the 1982 New Year Honours Moore was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to otolaryngology and the community, and he was made a Knight Bachelor for services to otolaryngology in the 1992 New Year Honours. Moore died in Auckland on 18 June 2015. His wife, Beth, Lady Moore, died on 7 August 2017. Patrick Eisdell Moore Sir Patrick William