George Clarke's Amazing Spaces

5:50 AM to 6:45 AM
Friday 11 July
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Hand-Built Observatory Special

Special edition following George Clarke and master craftsman Will Hardie as they create a hand-built observatory in honour of George's stargazing late father. They take inspiration from an 1830s camera obscura, a 1950s observatory, a futuristic planetarium and a box of fruit as they plan a remarkable design that merges a Victorian astronomer's library with a spaceship body. But creating a rotating roof, a chart table that rises from the floor and a collapsible telescope pushes their skills almost to breaking point

George Clarke's Amazing Spaces airs on Channel 4 +1 at 5:50 AM, Friday 11 July. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Property
George Clarke
Presenter
Will Hardie
Presenter
Christina Nutter
Series Producer