The reviews of Einstein and Eddington have not been universally good but I liked it. As with any docu-drama trying to convey complex science there has to be some clunky explanatory dialogue though in this one it extended to names as well - "Max! Max Planck!" - and of course I had to deal with the screaming issues that result from every drama these days having to be squeezed into at least half the time that would have been given to it 20 years ago. However, it was accurate enough to keep me interested and dramatic enough for my wife. Daughter was allowed to watch it the next day after we'd made sure that Einstein and Elsa didn't get too carried away in the cupboard in the University. Attention rapt for the full 90 minutes unlike The Empire Strikes Back later in the day which only sparked interest at the bit where Darth Vader reveals he is Luke's father- sorry for spoiling that for you if you didn't know. And as a bonus Jim Broadbent nearly got decapitated by Uranus - boom boom! And of course as any fule kno, Eddington's experiment that confirmed relativity was later found to have an inaccuracy greater than the effect that he was looking for. However, relativity is correct and your Sky+ proves it - I think.
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