How to Grow a Planet

Interesting - very much so. The problem is that the permanently enthusiastic (more likely coked up) Stewart is no guide, but draws all attention to himself. His megalomanic, annoying enthusiasm, full of American exaggeration, Scottish-style, gets on nerves quicker than a mother-in-law. And in the background, Zimmer’s music thunders away, while on principle he describes everything using the words unforgettable, breathtaking and fascinating several times in the same sentence. After a while, all you can do is grin and bear it, making fun out of it. This way, all the interesting information, phenomena and experiments are pushed out to the sidelines. But these sidelines in the end do make this a program well worth your attention. (24/04/2012)