Super Telescope: Mission to the Edge of the Universe | Horizon

Super Telescope: Mission to the Edge of the Universe | Horizon

Physics | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'36''

The inside story of the James Webb Space Telescope, following the Nasa team building the £8 billion device and...

S03E08: Merseyside | Local Heroes

S03E08: Merseyside | Local Heroes

Coastal processes | BBC Two | 1998 | 28'57''

Adam relives his childhood love of Meccano, invented by Frank Hornby, before moving on to celebrate the work of other scientists and innova...

S03E06: Ireland | Local Heroes

S03E06: Ireland | Local Heroes

Engineering and Manufacturing | BBC Two | 1998 | 28'59''

Adam Hart-Davis cycles around Ireland to rediscover some scientific milestones. He looks at how John Tyndall found the sky was blue, how Charl...

06: An Answer to Everything | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

06: An Answer to Everything | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'07''

Professor Stephen Hawking explains how scientists are trying to unite the theory of relativity and quantum mec...

05: On the Dark Side | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

05: On the Dark Side | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'05''

Professor Stephen Hawking shows how we discovered that most of the matter in the Universe is missing and looks at the...

04: Black Holes and Beyond | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

04: Black Holes and Beyond | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'07''

Professor Stephen Hawking looks at how radio astronomy and the discovery of quasars affected the debate about t...

03: Cosmic Alchemy | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

03: Cosmic Alchemy | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'21''

Professor Stephen Hawking looks at the search from ancient to modern times for the 'cosmic alchemy' that created all th...

02: In the Beginning | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

02: In the Beginning | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'01''

Professor Stephen Hawking looks at the mystery of how the Universe. He introduces the Big Bang theory and the scienti...

01: Seeing is Believing | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

01: Seeing is Believing | Stephen Hawking’s Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'18''

Professor Stephen Hawking explains the history of mankind's quest to explain the Universe. He shows how advances i...

02: Dark Worlds | Solar System

02: Dark Worlds | Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2024 | 58'40''

Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system's hidden realms, between and beyond the planets, where countless worlds lie hiding in the darkness.

05: Strange Worlds | Solar System

05: Strange Worlds | Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2024 | 58'50''

Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system's misfits and oddballs and investigates the forces that sculpted the bizarre features on thes...

04: Ice Worlds | Solar System

04: Ice Worlds | Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2024 | 58'57''

Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system's ice giants, frozen moons and worlds where ice behaves in unimaginable ways.

03: Storm Worlds | Solar System

03: Storm Worlds | Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2024 | 58'57''

Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system's wildest weather, encountering powerful lightning, strange metallic frosts and monsoon rains o...

01: Volcano Worlds | Solar System

01: Volcano Worlds | Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2024 | 58'57''

Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons covered in volcanoes. He encounters alien landscapes bursting with fire and ice - eruptions ...

05: The Big Bang: Before the Dawn | Universe

05: The Big Bang: Before the Dawn | Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 2021 | 59'01''

It's the ultimate question: why are we here? Brian Cox explores how cutting-edge space missions take us back 13.8 billion years ...

04: Black Holes: Heart of Darkness | Universe

04: Black Holes: Heart of Darkness | Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 2021 | 58'55''

Professor Brian Cox journeys into a supermassive black hole - a monster that can destroy worlds and stop time, and which is for...

03: The Milky Way: Island of Light | Universe

03: The Milky Way: Island of Light | Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 2021 | 59'04''

A space mission discovers the dramatic history of the Milky Way. Professor Brian Cox reveals how our galaxy endured multiple co...

02: Alien Worlds: The Search for Second Earth | Universe

02: Alien Worlds: The Search for Second Earth | Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 2021 | 58'48''

Professor Brian Cox questions whether we are alone in the universe. There might be more planets than stars in our ga...

01: The Sun: God Star | Universe

01: The Sun: God Star | Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 2021 | 59'10''

Since the first star lit up the universe, they have been engines of creation. Professor Brian Cox reveals how, ultimately, stars brought lif...

05: Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds | The Planets

05: Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds | The Planets

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'49''

In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious...

04: Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn | The Planets

04: Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn | The Planets

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'13''

Professor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transforme...

03: The Godfather: Jupiter | The Planets

03: The Godfather: Jupiter | The Planets

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'10''

Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives...

02: The Two Sisters – Earth and Mars | The Planets

02: The Two Sisters – Earth and Mars | The Planets

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'16''

Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue ...

01: A Moment in the Sun – The Terrestrial Planets | The Planets

01: A Moment in the Sun – The Terrestrial Planets | The Planets

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'02''

The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - y...

04: Messengers | Wonders of the Universe

04: Messengers | Wonders of the Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 2011 | 57'49''

Professor Brian Cox explores the laws of the universe. He shows how light holds the key to our understanding of the whole universe, ...

03: Falling | Wonders of the Universe

03: Falling | Wonders of the Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 2011 | 58'51''

Series in which Professor Brian Cox explores the laws of the universe. In this episode, Brian takes on the story of the force that scul...

02: Stardust | Wonders of the Universe

02: Stardust | Wonders of the Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 2011 | 58'23''

Professor Brian Cox explores the laws of the universe. In this episode, he seeks to answer the biggest questions of all - what are we ...

01: Destiny | Wonders of the Universe

01: Destiny | Wonders of the Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 2011 | 59'04''

Professor Brian Cox explores the laws of the universe. In this episode, Brian looks at the nature of time and its role in creating both...

05: Aliens | Wonders of the Solar System

05: Aliens | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'14''

Professor Brian Cox explores how the search for aliens in the solar system has followed the search for water. He looks at Jupiter's ...

04: Dead or Alive | Wonders of the Solar System

04: Dead or Alive | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'27''

Professor Brian Cox travels to the tallest mountain on Earth to show how something as basic as a planet's size can make the d...

03: The Thin Blue Line | Wonders of the Solar System

03: The Thin Blue Line | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'59''

Professor Brian Cox reveals how something as flimsy as an envelope of gas - an atmosphere - can create some of the most ...

02: Order out of Chaos | Wonders of the Solar System

02: Order out of Chaos | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'43''

Professor Brian Cox describes how nature has carved out the solar system. He looks at the rings of Saturn, explaining ho...

01: Empire of the Sun | Wonders of the Solar System

01: Empire of the Sun | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'29''

Professor Brian Cox describes how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. He explores the...

The Entire Universe

The Entire Universe

Physics | BBC Two | 2016 | 59'09''

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...

Episode 3 | Orbit: Earth’s Extraordinary Journey

Episode 3 | Orbit: Earth’s Extraordinary Journey

Causes of weather | BBC Two | 2012 | 58'01''

Kate Humble is in the Arctic, where spring arrives with a bang. Helen Czerski chases a tornado to show how the earth's...

Episode 2 | Orbit: Earth’s Extraordinary Journey

Episode 2 | Orbit: Earth’s Extraordinary Journey

Causes of weather | BBC Two | 2012 | 58'58''

Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, this time travelling...

Episode 1 | Orbit: Earth’s Extraordinary Journey

Episode 1 | Orbit: Earth’s Extraordinary Journey

Causes of weather | BBC Two | 2012 | 58'23''

Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, travelling first fro...

A chaotic beginning | Wonders of the Solar System

A chaotic beginning | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 5'10''

The chaotic birth of the solar system is incomparable to the relatively stable system that we see today.

The centre of our solar system | Wonders of the Solar System

The centre of our solar system | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 2'55''

Professor Brian Cox describes each planet's perspective of the star at the centre of our solar system.

The life cycle of the Sun | Wonders of the Solar System

The life cycle of the Sun | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 4'14''

An exploration of each stage of our sun's lifecycle, from clumps of hydrogen and dust to being the most powerful forc...

The Sun’s empire | Wonders of the Solar System

The Sun’s empire | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 3'03''

Professor Brian Cox explains the immense power of the Sun, and the extent of its gravitational influence.

The retrograde motion of Mars | Wonders of the Solar System

The retrograde motion of Mars | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 2'53''

This explanation of the retrograde motion of Mars through the Earth's skies proves beyond doubt the sun's positio...

The influence of Jupiter | Wonders of the Solar System

The influence of Jupiter | Wonders of the Solar System

Physics | BBC Two | 2019 | 1'59''

Jupiter's gravitational influence extends across the Solar System, by not only collecting up objects but also pushing ...

The formation of the moon | The Planets

The formation of the moon | The Planets

Physics | BBC Two | 2011 | 2'56''

The moon was born from a large mass colliding with the early formation of Earth.

Proof of the accretion theory | The Planets

Proof of the accretion theory | The Planets

Physics | BBC Two | 2011 | 3'41''

Accretion is the accumulation of particles into a massive object by gravitationally attracting more matter.

The formation of planets | The Planets

The formation of planets | The Planets

Physics | BBC Two | 2011 | 2'35''

An explanation of astronomer Viktor Safronov's low-mass-nebula model of planet formation.

An introduction to the planets in the Solar System | The Planets

An introduction to the planets in the Solar System | The Planets

Physics | BBC Two | 2011 | 1'04''

A short explanation of the planets and their order away from the Sun.

The formation of our Solar System | James May’s Things You Need to Know

The formation of our Solar System | James May’s Things You Need to Know

Physics | BBC Two | 2011 | 2'35''

James May explains how our solar system began as a solar nebula, a formation of clouds and dust.