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The Planets: Life

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The series on the history of the solar system continues with a look at extra-terrestrial life.

With the failure of the Viking probe to discover life on Mars in 1976, scientists gave up hope of finding alien life in our solar system. However, scientists are now becoming optimistic again of finding proof.
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Series Producer:
David McNab
Executive Producer:
John Lynch
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