The Planets

2019 - 2019

A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets

28th May 2019

Episode 1

The 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?

The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars

4th June 2019

Episode 2

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

The Godfather: Jupiter

11th June 2019

Episode 3

Brian 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.

Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn

18th June 2019

Episode 4

Professor 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.

Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds

25th June 2019

Episode 5

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

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Brian Cox

Documentary

Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.

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Brian Cox

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Gideon Bradshaw

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Andrew Cohen

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Evih Efue

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Julius Brighton

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Jacob Shea

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Anže Rozman

Original Music Composer

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