The Planets

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  E1

  A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets

  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?

  2019-05-28 · 58m
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  E2

  The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars

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

  2019-06-04 · 58m
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  E3

  The Godfather: Jupiter

  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.

  2019-06-11 · 58m
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  E4

  Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn

  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.

  2019-06-18 · 58m
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  E5

  Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds

  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.

  2019-06-25 · 58m

Top cast

Professor Brian Cox

Self - Presenter