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The Sky at Night

1957–BBC OneBBC FourDocumentary

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The longest-running programme with the same presenter in television history, opening on Sibelius' At the Castle Gate.

The Sky at Night opens with a main title sequence of 30 seconds.

It arrived on BBC One in 1957, when This Is Your Life, The Sooty Show and Captain Pugwash were also on the network.

1 sequence38th most looked up of 46 in the 1950sIMDb ↗Official site ↗
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The opening titles

Season 1

30s

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