Awesome Astronomy - Xmas Pantomime

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. Title: Awesome Astronomy’s 2016 Christmas Panto – think HG Wells’ War of the Worlds meets Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator. Summary of content:  The Eve of the War: Plans for our latest invasion of Earth are discussed over a nice, friendly and relaxed Christmas dinner. In London: A rousing and inspiring speech to the defeated peoples of Earth. The Earth Under the Martians: Jeni’s excited about her new taser and we all have a jolly Christmas wager. The Days of Imprisonment: Another speech to the assembled and compliant Earthling slaves. Dead London: John begins the human resistance with the release across all frequencies of the 2016 outtakes. The Wreckage: Jeni sees out Christmas Day with a few science and astronomy themed factoids. Merry Christmas everyone and our very best wishes for 2017. http://www.awesomeastronomy.com Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org. While you're at it, do support our Learning Space educator training program by going to this site: https://www.patreon.com/LearningSpace Please help us keep training the trainers! Learning Space is a weekly G+ Hangout on Air about topics in astronomy education, outreach and other ways to share science both in the school setting and outside it. We bring you interviews, hands-on demonstrations, lists of our favorite educational resources and more!