"Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe" was a 26-part television series looking at unexplained phenomena across the universe. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom by independent television network Discovery Channel. It premiered on 15 July 1994. It was the sequel to the 1980 series "Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World"; and the 1975 series "Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers". The series is introduced by acclaimed science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke in short sequences filmed at his home in Sri Lanka, with individual episodes narrated by Carol Vorderman. The series was produced by John Fairley and directed by Peter Jones, Michael Weigall and Charles Flynn. ARTHUR C. CLARKE From Britannica: Arthur C. Clarke was born on 16 December 1917, Minehead, Somerset, England, United Kingdom; and died on 19 March 2008, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was am English science fiction writer. He first published stories while in the Royal Air Force and, after earning a degree in physics and mathematics, wrote such novels as "Childhood’s End" (1953), "Earthlight" (1955), "Rendezvous with Rama" (1973), and "The Fountains of Paradise" (1979). He collaborated with Stanley Kubrick in making "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968). Some of Clarke’s ideas proved remarkably prescient. In the 1950s he moved to Sri Lanka. In 1997 he published "3001: The Final Odyssey". He was knighted in 2000. CAROL JEAN VORDERMAN From Wikipedia: Carol Jean Vorderman (born 24 December 1960) is a Welsh broadcaster, media personality, and writer. Her broadcasting career began in 1982 when she joined the Channel 4 game show "Countdown", appearing with Richard Whiteley from 1982 until his death in 2005, and subsequently with Des Lynam and Des O'Connor, before leaving in 2008. While appearing on "Countdown", Vorderman began presenting other television shows, including "Better Homes" (1999–2003) and "The Pride of Britain Awards" (from 1999) for ITV, as well as guest hosting shows such as "Have I Got News for You" (2004–2006) "The Sunday Night Project" (2006), and "Lorraine" (2011, 2018–2019, 2022). She was a presenter on the ITV talk show "Loose Women" from 2011 until 2014. She has also appeared as a contestant on reality television shows, including "Strictly Come Dancing" (2004), "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" (2016) and "The Great Celebrity Bake-Off" (2020), winning the last. Since 2022, Vorderman has been a news reviewer for "This Morning". Vorderman was honoured as a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to broadcasting in the Queen's Birthday Honours in June 2000. She has also worked as a newspaper columnist and nominal author of educational and diet books. In 2023, Vorderman began presenting her own show for the talk radio station LBC. The following is a trailer for the series: "Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe" - trailer from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.

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