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The Planets
Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
- Cast:
- Brian Cox
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC Two
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Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 8.2A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
2019-05-28 · 58mThe 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?
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.8The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
2019-06-04 · 58mProfessor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.5The Godfather: Jupiter
2019-06-11 · 58mBrian 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.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.6Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
2019-06-18 · 58mProfessor 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.
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Episode 5
★ 9.5Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
2019-06-25 · 58mIn 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
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