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  • The Planets

    Episode 4 - Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn

    Broadcast
    2019 (58 mins)

    Saturn is the jewel of the solar system, the most seductive of all the planets, but as Professor Brian Cox reveals - it wasn’t born that way. Raised in the freezing outer reaches of the solar system Saturn...

  • The Planets

    Episode 3 - The Godfather

    Broadcast
    2019 (58 mins)

    Professor Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its enormous size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the...

  • The Planets

    Episode 2 - The Two Sisters - Earth and Mars

    Broadcast
    2019 (58 mins)

    Early in the story of The Planets, there was a beautiful water world, an oasis of hope in a sterile universe. But this was not Earth - this was the young Mars. Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the...

  • 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 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 Truth About Success and Failure in Medicine

    Ep2 - Faster, Better, Cheaper

    Broadcast
    2016 (26 mins)

    Dr Kevin Fong continues to explore the boundaries between the medical profession and other industries for valuable lessons that might be of use to us all. The second programme recounts the ups and downs of...

  • 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 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 Fantastic Mr Feynman

    Episode 1

    Broadcast
    2013 (61 mins)

    Richard Feynman is one of the most iconic, influential and inspiring scientists of the 20th century. He helped design the atomic bomb, solved the mystery of the Challenger Shuttle catastrophe and won a Nobel...

  • The Challenger

    Episode One

    Broadcast
    2013 (89 mins)

    When the Space Shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of American spaceflight. The deaths of seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space Christa...