In the world's most volcanic region, South East Asia, Prof Brian Cox explores the thin line that separates the living from the dead, posing the enduring question: what is life? Show more

Brian Cox travels across the USA offering a unique retelling of evolutionary history, encountering some astonishing animals that reveal how the senses evolved and how they operate. Show more

Professor Brian Cox asks how, from a lifeless cosmos ruled by the laws of physics and chemistry, it is possible that a planet can produce so much wonderful, varied biology. Show more

Brian travels across Australia to explore the physics of the size of life. He discovers that size has a profound effect on how you move, how you feed, even how long you live. Show more

Brian Cox considers what it is about our world that makes it a home for life and asks what transformed this once barren planet into the earth we know today. Show more