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Universe

Series 1

Black Holes: Heart of Darkness

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

Professor Brian Cox journeys into a supermassive black hole - a monster that can destroy worlds and stop time, and which is forcing us to reassess our understanding of reality. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Director:
Tom Hewitson
Line Producer:
Jenny Scott
Composer:
Anze Rozman
Production Manager:
Charlie Bennett

Universe

Series 1

The Big Bang: Before the Dawn

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

It’s the ultimate question: why are we here? Brian Cox explores how cutting-edge space missions take us back 13.8 billion years to the origin of the universe. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Line Producer:
Jenny Scott
Composer:
Anze Rozman
Production Manager:
Charlie Bennett

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Multi-layered documentary revealing the human story of Marie Curie, whose pioneering research on radioactivity made her the world's most famous female scientist. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Malone
Presenter:
Geraldine James
Executive Producer:
Marcus Herbert
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Renouf
Participant:
Julie Des Jardins
Participant:
Patricia Fara
Participant:
Renaud Huynh
Participant:
Andrea Sella
Participant:
Helena Pycior
Participant:
Jean-Luc Pasquier
Participant:
Tereza Kaczorowska

Horizon

2017

Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

A few weeks ago, the National Health Service was hit by a devastating cyber attack - Horizon tells the inside story of one of the most challenging days in the history of the NHS. Show more

Dara O Briain's Science Club

Series 1

Episode 1: Reproduction

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Dara O Briain and a team of experts look at the world of reproduction and inheritance. Comedian Ed Byrne discovers just how closely related he is to a Neanderthal. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dara O Briain
Series Editor:
Nigel Paterson
Reporter:
Alok Jha
Presenter:
Dara O Briain
Presenter:
Alok Jha
Reporter:
Tali Sharot
Presenter:
Mark Miodownik
Participant:
Ed Byrne
Presenter:
Tali Sharot
Participant:
Steve Jones
Participant:
Ed Byrne
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Participant:
Steve Jones
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Director:
John Maidens
Series Producer:
Kaye Godleman
Production Manager:
Roger Houston
Production Manager:
Roger Houston

Universe

Series 1

Alien Worlds: The Search for Second Earth

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 2 months

Professor Brian Cox questions whether we are alone in the universe. There might be more planets than stars in our galaxy - but will we find a second Earth? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Director:
Suzy Boyles
Production Manager:
Jenny Scott
Production Coordinator:
Millie McNab
Composer:
Anze Rozman

Wonders of the Solar System

Shorts

Episode 4: Eclipse

Duration: 4 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Professor Brian Cox looks at the power of the Sun, witnessing a total solar eclipse in India.

Wonders of Life

Original Series

Episode 3: Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

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

Wonders of Life

Original Series

Episode 5: Home

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

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

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Brian Cox looks around Cern's LHC in Geneva before it is sealed off and the experiment to try and create conditions that existed a billionth of a second after the Big Bang begins. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen

Horizon

2008-2009

Episode 10: Can We Make a Star on Earth?

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

With access to the biggest fusion experiments on earth, Brian Cox tries to find out why scientists have been unable to get even a single watt of fusion electricity onto the grid. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen

Wonders of the Solar System

Original Series

Episode 1: Empire of the Sun

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Professor Brian Cox describes how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. He explores the powerhouse of them all, the sun. Show more

Human Universe

Episode 3: Are We Alone?

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 1 month

Professor Brian Cox explores mankind's place in the universe. He considers the possibility of alien life - could it exist and will humans ever find it? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw
Producer:
Nat Sharman
Director:
Nat Sharman

Human Universe

Episode 4: A Place in Space and Time

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 1 month

Professor Brian Cox explores mankind's place in the universe. He looks at how we came to understand that we are not at the centre of the universe. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw

Human Universe

Episode 5: What Is Our Future?

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 1 month

Professor Brian Cox examines what lies ahead for humankind. On Svalbard, he gains access to civilisation's greatest treasure, buried deep in the permafrost. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw
Producer:
Nat Sharman
Director:
Nat Sharman

Human Universe

Episode 1: Apeman - Spaceman

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 1 month

Professor Brian Cox explores our place in the universe. He charts the story of humans from apes to the birth of civilisation to our ascent into space. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw

Human Universe

Episode 2: Why Are We Here?

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 1 month

Professor Brian Cox explores our place in the universe. He tackles the question that unites the seven billion people sharing this planet - why are we here? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw

Universe

Series 1

The Sun: God Star

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 2 months

Since the first star lit up the universe, they have been engines of creation. Professor Brian Cox reveals how, ultimately, stars brought life and meaning to the universe. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Line Producer:
Jenny Scott
Production Coordinator:
Sophie Piggott
Composer:
Anze Rozman

The Secrets of Your Food

Series 1

Episode 3: Food on the Brain

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 9 months

Michael Mosley and James Wong explore the effect that our food has on our most important and, in terms of energy consumption, our greediest organ - the brain. Show more