First Contact: An Alien Encounter

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BBC Two - First Contact: An Alien Encounter

Drama-documentary exploring the discovery of a mysterious alien object.

Drama-documentary telling the gripping story of an encounter with an alien object travelling through the solar system.

Many leading scientists believe there’s a genuine possibility that the first evidence of extra-terrestrial life may soon be detected. First Contact: An Alien Encounter offers up an exploration of what might happen in this unprecedented scenario.

Blending cutting-edge scientific fact with fictional podcasts, media feeds and international news programmes, this 21st-century War of the Worlds tells the dramatic story of an encounter with an alien object travelling through the solar system over the course of 12 days and explores how the world could respond.

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