GERMANY: Einstein And Eddington Airs On Sky Atlantic Tonight

The 2008 BBC / HBO one-off drama Einstein And Eddington starring David Tennant and Andy Serkis airs tonight on Sky Atlantic and Sky Atlantic HD in Germany. The drama written by Peter Moffat follows the collaboration between a Cambridge based astronomer and an obscure German physicist who set out to challenge long held scientific beliefs.

Einstein und Eddington

21:00 - 22:35 Uhr, Sky Atlantic / Sky Atlantic HD

Cambridge 1914: Der britische Astrophysiker Arthur Eddington (David Tennant) ahnt die Bedeutung von Albert Einsteins (Andy Serkis) Relativitätstheorie. Obwohl ihre Länder verfeindet sind, treten die beiden so unterschiedlichen Männer in Kontakt und ändern somit ein Jahrhunderte lang gültiges Weltbild: Mit Hilfe des gewissenhaften Eddington kann der widerspenstige Theoretiker Einstein schließlich seine Entdeckung bestätigen und wird zu einem der berühmtesten Wissenschaftler aller Zeiten.

Darsteller: David Tennant (Sir Arthur Eddington), Andy Serkis (Albert Einstein), Richard McCabe (Frank Dyson), Patrick Kennedy (William Marston), Rebecca Hall (Winnie Eddington)

Regie: Philip Martin

Einstein And Eddington

21:00 - 22:35, Sky Atlantic / Sky Atlantic HD

Cambridge 1914: The British astrophysicist Arthur Eddington (David Tennant) realises the importance of Albert Einstein’s (Andy Serkis) theory of relativity. Although their countries are bitter enemies, the two very different men begin to correspond and thus change a centuries held worldview: with the help of the conscientious Eddington the unruly theorist Einstein can finally prove his theory and become one of the most famous scientists of all time.

Starring: David Tennant (Sir Arthur Eddington), Andy Serkis (Albert Einstein), Richard McCabe (Frank Dyson), Patrick Kennedy (William Marston), Rebecca Hall (Winnie Eddington)

Directed by: Philip Martin

The programme is repeated early on Saturday morning at 03.05

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