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Eye to the Telescope

As part of 大象传媒 Radio 2's Moon and Space Season, KT Tunstall and contributors explore our continuing fascination with space and its influence upon musicians.

When KT Tunstall was a little girl, her physicist father used to take her to the St Andrews Observatory, so beginning the lifelong fascination with space travel which inspired her first album Eye To The Telescope.

She's not alone. From the early days of the space programme, artists have been intrigued by the wonders of the universe, and the possibility of intelligent life beyond earth, as well as the implications for the future. While astronauts explored the boundaries of space, musicians realised they could explore new musical frontiers and started experimenting with recording techniques and synthesisers.

Set against a soundtrack of music inspired by space, this is KT Tunstall's personal take on our continuing fascination with the final frontier. Contributors include Paul Hartnoll of Orbital, Scottish band The Aliens, Dave Brock of Hawkwind and the writer and film critic, Kim Newman.

55 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 2010 09:05

Broadcasts

  • Sat 25 Jul 2009 22:00
  • New Year's Day 2010 09:05