This should have been in
What event(s) sparked your interest in astronomy, space and all? - According to my parents, when I was four I wanted to go to the London Planetarium, but they said you had to be five years old. So on my fifth birthday I told them I was old enough to go. (And we did)
But this is in
The Independent today:
Planetarium show is eclipsed by star culture
By Jonathan Brown
Published: 31 January 2006
Quote:
Stargazing at the London Planetarium is about to undergo a profound transformation.
Madame Tussauds will stop showing the traditional exploration of the solar system at the distinctive green-domed building in Baker Street. Instead visitors will be invited to embark on a voyage "around the worlds of fame and celebrity" at the renamed Auditorium.
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The Dubai-owned entertainment giant said it would make the change in the summer because of a dwindling interest in space and the rocketing interest in celebrity culture.
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I've long thought going to see waxworks a bit creepy (never mind the exorbitant price). It also reminds me of Carl Sagan as a child asking a librarian for a book about stars and being given one on films. But this is taking dumbing down to extremes.