''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 channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...
.
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 channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's second flagship channel, and it covers a wide range of subject matter, incorporating genres such as comedy, drama and ...
strand, on air since 1964.
*
''Q.E.D.'' more populist
BBC1
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and Flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includ ...
science documentary series, which ran from 1982 to 1999.
*
''Nova'' documentary series on
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...
in the United States, which often bought in and re-voiced Equinox and Horizon films.
References
External links
*
''Equinox'' British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking 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 documentary series
Documentary television series about science
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
British English-language television shows
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