''Equinox'' is a British science and documentary programme. The series ran from 31 July 1986 to 21 December 2006, originally airing on a weekly basis on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
.
The number of films per series fell over the years, from eighteen one-hour films a year originally to twelve by the late 1990s. The last regular series was shown on 21 December 2006, with twelve films. One-off films have occasionally been aired under the title "''Equinox'' Special" (e.g. the 90-minute ''
Secrets of the Super Psychics'' first transmitted in 1997).
Notable episodes
*''F1 TURBO - Once Around The Block'' (1986) – follows the development of the Ford Cosworth GBA TEC V6 Twin Turbo Formula 1 engine
*''Dismantling The Bomb'' (1994) – just how do you dismantle the world's nuclear weapons stockpile?
*''It Runs On Water'' (1995) – the alternative energy and over-unity energy revolution – foreword by Arthur C Clarke
*''A Very British Bomb'' (1997) –
the development of the UK's home grown H-bomb
*''The Engines That Came In From The Cold'' (2001) – decades-old Soviet rocket engines that are way ahead of anything being made in the West and NASA wants them.
Episodes
See also
*
''Horizon'' comparable
BBC2
BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...
strand, on air since 1964.
*
''Q.E.D.'' more populist
BBC1
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...
science documentary series, which ran from 1982 to 1999.
*
''Nova'' documentary series on
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...
in the United States, which often bought in and re-voiced Equinox and Horizon films.
External links
*
''Equinox'' British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...
. List of films, with dates.
''Equinox'' Showdates list of all Equinox films
Channel 4 original programming
Documentary television series about science
English-language television shows
Popular science
Science and technology in the United Kingdom
1986 British television series debuts
2006 British television series endings
1980s British documentary television series
1990s British documentary television series
2000s British documentary television series
{{UK-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub