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Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

Series 1

Space: How Far Can We Go?

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Brian Cox explores the latest science and takes a new look at his old films and asks: how far can we go in our exploration of the cosmos? Show more

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

Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

Series 1

Aliens: Are We Alone?

Duration: 59 minutes

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

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

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: 59 minutes

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

Eric Idle persuades Professor Brian Cox to present a lecture on the birth of the entire universe. Brian soon realises Eric is actually hosting a comedy and musical extravaganza. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Presenter:
Eric Idle
The Big Bang:
Warwick Davis
Einstein:
Noel Fielding
Time & Space:
Hannah Waddingham
Participant:
Robin Ince
Eric Morecambe:
Jonty Stephens
Ernie Wise:
Ian Ashpitel
Participant:
Tim Peake
Participant:
Stephen Hawking
Producer:
Lisa Clark
Director:
Matthew Amos

The Sky at Night

The Sky at Night Meets The Infinite Monkey Cage

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for 7 days

In a special episode to mark the end of another season, The Sky at Night teams up with Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage to talk all things amateur astronomy. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

For one night only, Professor Brian Cox takes an audience of celebrity guests and members of the public on a journey into the wonderful universe of the Doctor. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Participant:
Matt Smith
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Participant:
Charles Dance
Participant:
Rufus Hound
Participant:
Jim Al-Khalili
Participant:
Dallas Campbell

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Professor Brian Cox hosts as comedians Ben Miller and Hugh Dennis each lead a team of scientists and they compete to find the scientific connections between six unlikely objects. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Participant:
Hugh Dennis
Participant:
Ben Miller
Participant:
Steve Jones
Participant:
Hannah Fry
Participant:
Alice Roberts
Participant:
Jim Al-Khalili
Production Manager:
Raewyn Dickson
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen

Duration: 1 hour

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

Professor Brian Cox takes an audience of famous faces, scientists and members of the public on a journey through some of the most challenging concepts in physics. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Series Producer:
Danielle Peck
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Participant:
Jonathan Ross
Participant:
Simon Pegg
Participant:
Sarah Millican
Participant:
James May
Participant:
Jim Al-Khalili

The One Show

30/08/2017

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Britain's favourite stargazer Professor Brian Cox, who explains how the planet's biggest billionaires are funding a new race for space. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Baker
Presenter:
Alex Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Brian Cox
Interviewed Guest:
Rob Parker
Interviewed Guest:
Jennie Bond

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Brian Cox gains exclusive access to Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and Spaceport America, to explore what is really happening in privately financed space flight right now. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Composer:
Adam Skinner
Composer:
Dan Skinner
Director:
Tom Beard
Production Company:
Sundog Pictures Ltd
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Branson
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Da-Poian
Interviewed Guest:
Charles Elachi
Interviewed Guest:
Maureen Gannon
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Lewicki
Interviewed Guest:
Arthur Lillo
Interviewed Guest:
David Mackay
Interviewed Guest:
Louis Maller
Interviewed Guest:
Louis Mangin
Interviewed Guest:
Alan Mark
Interviewed Guest:
Enrico Palermo
Interviewed Guest:
Clare Pelly
Interviewed Guest:
David Perez
Interviewed Guest:
Rurt Rutan
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth Tenltouten
Interviewed Guest:
Dennis Tito
Interviewed Guest:
Rick Tumlinson
Interviewed Guest:
Timothy Urban
Interviewed Guest:
Adam Wells
Interviewed Guest:
George Whitesides
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Zubrin

Free Thinking

Landmark - 2001: A Space Odyssey with Brian Cox, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood and Chris Frayling

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Scientist Brian Cox and educationalist Christopher Frayling join actors Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood to discuss the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Chaired by Matthew Sweet. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Brian Cox
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Frayling
Interviewed Guest:
Keir Dullea
Interviewed Guest:
Gary Lockwood
Presenter:
Matthew Sweet
Producer:
Zahid Warley

Loose Ends

Brian Cox, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Paul Chowdhry, Dan Gillespie Sells, Lail Arad & JF Robitaille, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Brian Cox, Barbara Taylor Bradford and Paul Chowdhry for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Anderson
Interviewed Guest:
Brian Cox
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Chowdhry
Performer:
Lail Arad
Performer:
JF Robitaille
Producer:
Sukey Firth

The One Show

22/07/2020

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One West Midlands

Alex Jones and Rylan Clark-Neal are joined by Katie Piper and Adam Kay, who has been collecting celebrity love letters to the NHS. Plus an angry Mary Berry asks for Watchdog’s help. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alex Jones
Presenter:
Rylan
Interviewed Guest:
Katie Piper
Interviewed Guest:
Adam Kay
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Berry
Interviewed Guest:
Dara O Briain
Interviewed Guest:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Rob Unsworth

The One Show

05/06/2020

Duration: 16 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Alex Jones and Rylan Clark-Neal talk to the actress Ashley Jensen. And stargazing duo Dara O Briain and Brian Cox explain how to spot something truly spectacular in the sky. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alex Jones
Presenter:
Rylan
Interviewed Guest:
Ashley Jensen
Participant:
Dara O Briain
Participant:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Rob Unsworth

Duration: 34 minutes

First broadcast: on Red Button OneLatest broadcast: on Red Button One

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Lucy Beaumont, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Prof Tim O’Brien and Dallas Cambell to ask if UFOs and aliens have visited Earth. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Presenter:
Robin Ince
Panellist:
Lucy Beaumont
Panellist:
Tim O'Brien
Panellist:
Dallas Campbell
Interviewed Guest:
Gill Adams
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Covell
Series Producer:
Alexandra Feachem
Director:
David Hillier
Producer:
Michael Gray

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Lucy Beaumont's Close Encounters

Duration: 12 minutes

First broadcast:

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince send comedian Lucy Beaumont out on the trail of UFO sightings in the extra-terrestrial hotbed of... Hull! Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Live recipes, the best of the week's TV, and celebrity chat. Tim Lovejoy, chef Simon Rimmer and Amanda Byram are joined by Professor Brian Cox and newscaster Katie Derham. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tim Lovejoy
Presenter:
Simon Rimmer
Presenter:
Louise Redknapp
Executive Producer:
Tim Cunningham
Series Producer:
Johnny McCune
Participant:
Brian Cox
Participant:
Katie Derham

QI XL

Series J

Episode 12: Justice

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Comedy quiz show. Stephen Fry looks at justice, with Professor Brian Cox, Rhys Darby, Jason Manford and Alan Davies.

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Participant:
Alan Davies
Participant:
Brian Cox
Participant:
Jason Manford
Participant:
Rhys Darby
Director:
Ian Lorimer
Producer:
John Lloyd

QI XL

Series I

Episode 7: Incomprehensible

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Stephen Fry considers some incomprehensible questions with Sue Perkins, Ross Noble, Professor Brian Cox and Alan Davies.

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Participant:
Alan Davies
Participant:
Sue Perkins
Participant:
Brian Cox
Participant:
Ross Noble
Director:
Ian Lorimer
Producer:
John Lloyd