Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore — A Portrait Interview & Documentary · Selsey, UK · 2010
Sir Patrick Moore was one of British astronomy's most commanding figures: former President of the British Astronomical Association, co-founder and former President of the Society for Popular Astronomy, author of more than seventy books on astronomy, and presenter of The Sky at Night — the longest-running BBC television programme with the same original presenter. As an amateur astronomer, he became a leading authority on lunar observation; his early maps of the moon were used by the Soviet space programme to assist with probe landings.
Within a single lifetime — 1923 to 2012 — Moore met Orville Wright, Yuri Gagarin, and Neil Armstrong.
Coley interviewed Sir Patrick at his home in Selsey in 2010, as part of a research project on Moore's lifelong friendship with science fiction writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Moore allowed filming throughout the house and access to his collection of telescopes; his assistant Trevor provided additional commentary. The resulting material covers Moore's friendship with Clarke, his involvement in the Apollo Moon Missions, and his reflections on his remarkable life.
A subtitled version of the Arthur C. Clarke interview is available here.
Music in the audio-slideshow by kind permission of Rhian Sheehan.
Moore signed a poster of John Russell's The Face of the Moon and presented Coley with copies of his book On the Moon, along with a privately published collection of drawings of aliens made by his mother (which are fantastic). The conversation ranged across Moore's lifelong love of cricket — a game he played well into his seventies — and despite advancing arthritis he produced his old bat to demonstrate his batting stance.
Sir Patrick Moore Remembers Arthur C Clarke
This clip is about Sir Patrick’s lifelong friendship with science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke. Sometime his diction can be a little hard to understand – so if you’d prefer a subtitled version – please click here…
Sir Patrick Moore Interview
This audio-slideshow covers Moore's remarkable life, his involvement in the Apollo Moon Missions, and his views on the existence of God.
Music by kind permission of Rhian Sheehan.
For more information about Arthur C Clarke, visit;
http://www.clarkefoundation.org
For more information about Sir Patrick Moore, visit;
http://www.sirpatrickmoore.com
