Television today has been pretty lousy and it doesn’t look like it is going to get any better. To get around this, there are DVDs.
Today’s viewing, not shown by any television channel this side of the Shannon, included The Dish. It is an absolutely wonderful movie about Parkes Observatory in Australia, which provided most of the live pictures from the moon landings.
It is a fascinating movie on several levels. It has a wonderful humorous script featuring one of my favourite comic moments in cinema. It makes a radio telescope the star of a movie about moon landings. It has some stellar performances from amongst others, Sam Neill. And when I watch it, tears run down my face.
The Dish reminds you that while putting a man on the moon is an unequalled endeavour in humanity’s efforts, equally, there are a lot of unsung heros making small parts of that story possible.
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