The Planets
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Seasons | 1
Episodes | 5
avg.Runtime | 60 min
First EP | 2019-05-28
Last EP | 2019-06-25
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Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
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BBC Studios Science Unit
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season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2019-05-28
Examining the rocky planets at the centre of the Solar System, Professor Cox examines new evidence about the violent creation of Mercury and the hostile atmosphere of Venus, contrasting them with the life-giving planet Earth and the barren Mars.
1
A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
2019-05-28
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?
2
The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
2019-06-04
Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
3
The Godfather: Jupiter
2019-06-11
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.
4
Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
2019-06-18
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.
5
Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
2019-06-25
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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Julius Brighton
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Kara Talve
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Stephen Cooter
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Martin Johnson
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Nic Stacey
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Louise Salkow
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Graeme Dawson
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Ged Murphy
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Evih Efue
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Andrew Cohen
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Gideon Bradshaw
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Martin Johnson
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Stephen Cooter
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Nic Stacey
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Jacob Shea
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Anže Rozman
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