Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
Cast: Brian Cox
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Season 1
5 episodes
1. A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial PlanetsThe rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play?TV-PGCC58minMay 28, 2019
2. The Two Sisters - Earth & MarsProfessor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.TV-PGCC58minJun 4, 2019
3. The Godfather: JupiterBrian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets.TV-PGCC58minJun 11, 2019
4. Life Beyond the Sun: SaturnProfessor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transformed into a gas giant, ring-less and similar looking to its rival, Jupiter.TV-PGCC58minJun 18, 2019
5. Into the Darkness: Ice WorldsIn the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.TV-PGCC58minJun 25, 2019
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Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Gideon Bradshaw, Andrew Cohen
- Cast
- Brian Cox
- Studio
- BBC Studios Science Unit
