- Title: The Stars Reach For The Stars
- Date: 13th August 1990
- Summary: HEATHER COUPER'S DAZZLING NEW SIX-PART SERIES LOOKS AT THE SECRET LIVES OF THE STARS - THE STARS IN THE SKY, THAT IS. IN TODAY'S PROGRAMME, HEATHER'S DESTINATIONS INCLUDE A VOYAGING CANOE IN HAWAII AND A JACUZZI IN CALIFORNIA, AS SHE TRAVELS IN SEARCH OF OUR CHANGING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STARS. ONCE WE RELIED ON THE STARS FOR OUR VERY EXISTENCE; THEY WERE A CLOCK, A CALENDAR, AND BEACONS TO NAVIGATE BY. BUT THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN WE WERE EARTHBOUND, BEFORE WE STARTED TO TRAVEL IN SPACE. AND AS HEATHER DISCOVERS, THERE ARE SOME BOLD PEOPLE WHO ARE THINKING FAR BEYOND THE MOON AND PLANETS. THEY ARE ALREADY DRAWING UP PLANS FOR STARSHIPS: CRAFT THAT WILL CARRY THE FIRST HUMAN BEINGS TO THE STARS.
- Description:WITH THE USE OF THE LATEST COMPUTER GRAPHICS,HEATHER COUPER TAKES US BEYOND 'THE PLANETS' TO EXPLORE THE STARS. IN THIS SERIES,WE MEET THE INHABITANTS OF OUR OWN STAR CITY - THE GALAXY.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:MOVING PICTURE COMPANY
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:13/08/1990
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s