Duration: 58'39''
Professor Brian Cox follows the planet's epic journey through space.
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1: The Universe in a Snowflake | Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
In this episode Brian looks at the stunning diversity of shapes.
3: The Moth and the Flame | Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox investigates the building blocks of life.
4: The Pale Blue Dot | Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox reveals how Earth's beauty is created by just a handful of forces. In this episode Brian explains ...
The Ibex | Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
The spectacular sight of mountain goats defying gravity on a vertical dam wall in Italy.
5: The Big Bang: Before the Dawn | Universe
It's the ultimate question: why are we here? Brian Cox explores how cutting-edge space missions take us back 13.8 billion years t...
Evidence of the Big Bang | James May's Things You Need to Know
James May explores the clues left in outer space that are proof of the Big Bang's occurrence.
How hurricanes are formed by Earth's rotation | Learning Zone
Physicist Helen Czerski explains that hurricanes happen because the earth is rotating. She shows how, because t...
Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, travelling first from July to the Dece...
Episode 2 | Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?
The remaining astronaut candidates are put through more demanding tests. They have to escape from an underwater capsule an...
02: Out of Sight | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds
Richard Hammond uses groundbreaking imaging technology to take the viewer on a journey of discovery beyond the visible ...
2: In the Beginning | Stephen Hawking's Universe
Professor Stephen Hawking looks at the mystery of how the Universe. He introduces the Big Bang theory and the scientists who...
S1E2:...about the Universe | James May's Things You Need to Know
James May takes a journey of discovery across the universe, asking where it all began, how stars work, and w...
1: Deep Earth | How Earth Made Us
Series telling the story of how the development of civilisation was influenced by planetary forces. Professor Iain Stewart explores the rol...
1: Empire of the Sun | Wonders of the Solar System
Professor Brian Cox describes how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. He explores the ...
2: Stardust | Wonders of the Universe
Professor Brian Cox explores the laws of the universe. In this episode, he seeks to answer the biggest questions of all - what are we a...
2: The Two Sisters - Earth and Mars | The Planets
Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
Episode 1 | Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?
Chris Hadfield, Dr Kevin Fong and Dr Iya Whiteley put 12 candidates through a series of physical and psychological tests t...
Episode 3 | Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?
Old fears surface when the remaining candidates face some space agency swim tests. Their teamwork and mental agility are s...
Episode 6 | Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?
The finalists head to the Shuttle Landing Facility on Florida's Space Coast for a tough test in weightlessness, and back i...
Evidence of the Big Bang | Wonders of the Universe
Brian Cox simply explains how light and colour are crucial evidence for the Big Bang.
Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey | Learning Zone
Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to witness the astonis...
The death of a star | James May's Things You Need to Know
James May explains how as a star dies, it gets brighter, hotter and smaller.
1: A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets | The Planets
The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have...
1: Seeing is Believing | Stephen Hawking's Universe
Professor Stephen Hawking explains the history of mankind's quest to explain the Universe. He shows how advances in techn...
5: Strange Worlds | Solar System
Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system's misfits and oddballs and investigates the forces that sculpted the bizarre features on these...
Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars
With unique access to Nasa, Brian Cox follows Perseverance rover's search for life on Mars during a critical seven-day period as it undertakes ...
1: Space: How Far Can We Go? | Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time
Brian Cox explores the latest science and takes a new look at his old films and asks: how far can we ...
2: Alien Worlds: The Search for Second Earth | Universe
Professor Brian Cox questions whether we are alone in the universe. There might be more planets than stars in our gal...
2: Order out of Chaos | Wonders of the Solar System
Professor Brian Cox describes how nature has carved out the solar system. He looks at the rings of Saturn, explaining how...
Moon Landing Special | Stargazing
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain travel to where the historic Apollo 11 ...
The 21st Century Race For Space
Brian Cox gains exclusive access to Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and Spaceport America, to explore what is really happening in privately fina...
The Entire Universe
Eric Idle persuades Professor Brian Cox to present a lecture on the birth of the entire universe. Brian soon realises Eric is actually hosting a comedy a...
4: A Place in Space and Time | Human Universe
Professor Brian Cox explores mankind's place in the universe. He looks at how we came to understand that we are not at the cent...
Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape
Professor Brian Cox is joined by two of his heroes, the actor Brian Blessed and Professor Alice Roberts. On the agenda are his TV idols fr...
Evolution of hearing and jaws in fish, reptiles and mammals | Wonders of Life
Spec references J247: B5.2c J250: B5.2c. Clip starts with a description of hearing and then goe...
The genetic modification debate | Science Britannica - Learning Zone
Brian Cox explores the science behind the genetic modification of plants, and the ongoing debate around ...
2: Method and Madness | In Search of Science
Professor Brian Cox celebrates Britain's pivotal role in creating the systems of modern science, from Newton to hydrogen explosi...
How are elements made? | Wonders of the Universe
Brian Cox explains what elements are and how they are formed, including the importance of carbon.
A Night with the Stars
Professor Brian Cox takes an audience of famous faces, scientists and members of the public on a journey through some of the most challenging concepts...
Horizon: 40 Years on the Moon
Brian Cox uses the BBC archive to examine the story of man's relationship with the moon, from James Burke testing out Nasa equipment to Neil Ar...
The Big Bang Machine
Brian Cox looks around Cern's LHC in Geneva before it is sealed off and the experiment to try and create conditions that existed a billionth of a second...
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