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Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

Series 1

Aliens: Are We Alone?

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Brian Cox looks at our attempts to answer one of the most profound questions we can ask – are we alone in the universe? In this film, he explains why this search should be taken seriously. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Four

David Suchet stars as the media tycoon in a dramatised account of how greed and ambition destroyed a man. Show more

Contributors

Robert Maxwell:
David Suchet
Betty Maxwell:
Patricia Hodge
Kevin Maxwell:
Ben Caplan
Basil Brookes:
Dan Stevens
Richard Baker:
Duncan Bell
Ron Woods:
Tony Turner
Peter Laister:
Stuart Organ
Accountant Sordini:
Mark Lockyer
Accountant Sordini:
Paul Kemp
Producer:
Colin Barr

Dominic Sandbrook concludes his exploration of the most innovative and imaginative of all genres by considering science fiction's most alluring theme - time travel. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Robert Murphy
Series Producer:
John Das
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Participant:
David Tennant
Participant:
Karen Gillan
Participant:
Steven Moffat
Participant:
Christopher Lloyd
Participant:
Bob Gale
Participant:
Scott Bakula
Participant:
Audrey Niffenegger

Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

Series 1

Aliens: Are We Alone?

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Brian Cox looks at our attempts to answer one of the most profound questions we can ask – are we alone in the universe? In this film, he explains why this search should be taken seriously. Show more

BBC Four

About BBC Four

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