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  • Universe

    The Sun: God Star

    Broadcast
    2021 (59 mins)

    Professor Brian Cox begins his epic exploration of the cosmos with a hymn to the great luminous bodies that bring light and warmth to the universe: the stars. We estimate that there are two hundred trillion...

  • Universe

    Alien Worlds: The Search for Second Earth

    Broadcast
    2021 (59 mins)

    Humans have long gazed up at the night sky, wondering whether other lifeforms and intelligences could be thriving on worlds far beyond our own. Answering that question seemed fated to remain pure...

  • Universe

    The Milky Way: Island of Light

    Broadcast
    2021 (59 mins)

    Professor Brian Cox continues his epic exploration of the cosmos by exploring the faint band of light that sweeps across the night sky - our own galaxy, the Milky Way. The sun is just one of almost 400...

  • Universe

    Black Holes: Heart of Darkness

    Broadcast
    2021 (59 mins)

    Professor Brian Cox continues his epic exploration of the universe with a journey into darkness. The centre of our galaxy is home to an invisible monster of unimaginable power - a supermassive black hole...

  • Universe

    The Big Bang: Before the Dawn

    Broadcast
    2021 (59 mins)

    Professor Brian Cox asks the ultimate question: how did the Universe come to be? The Universe is daunting in its scale. We live on one planet of eight that orbit just one of the four hundred billion stars in...

  • The 21st Century Race For Space

    The 21st Century Race For Space

    Broadcast
    2017 (59 mins)

    A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But, surprisingly, some of the boldest efforts at putting humans into space are now those of private companies started by a handful of maverick...

  • The Search For A New Earth

    The Search For A New Earth

    Broadcast
    2017 (89 mins)

    Professor Stephen Hawking thinks the human species will have to populate a new planet within 100 years if it is to survive. With climate change, overdue asteroid strikes, epidemics and population growth, our...

  • The Beginning and the End of the Universe

    The Beginning - Ep1

    Broadcast
    2016 (59 mins)

    In this 2 part series Prof Jim Al-Khalili tackles the biggest subject of all, the universe. Through a series of critical observations and experiments that revolutionised our understanding of our world Jim...

  • The Beginning and the End of the Universe

    The End - Ep2

    Broadcast
    2016 (59 mins)

    In this 2 part series Prof Jim Al-Khalili tackles the biggest subject of all, the universe. Through a series of critical observations and experiments that revolutionised our understanding of our world Jim...

  • The Cosmos: A Beginner’s Guide

    Life In The Cosmos

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    We report from the Allan Telescope Array (ATA), an impressive group of telescopes in Northern California at the cutting edge in the search for intelligent life. We meet the Godfather of extraterrestrial...