Everything and Nothing

Everything and Nothing

Two-part documentary which deals with two of the deepest questions there are - what is everything, and what is nothing? Professor Jim Al-Khalili searches for an answer to these questions as he explores the true size and shape of the universe and delves into the amazing science behind apparent nothingness.

Documentary

Seasons

1. Everything

Air Date: 2011-03-21

The first part, Everything, sees Professor Al-Khalili set out to discover what the universe might actually look like. The journey takes him from the distant past to the boundaries of the known universe. Along the way he charts the remarkable stories of the men and women who discovered the truth about the cosmos and investigates how our understanding of space has been shaped by both mathematics and astronomy.

2. Nothing

Air Date: 2011-03-28

The second part, Nothing, explores science at the very limits of human perception, where we now understand the deepest mysteries of the universe lie. Jim sets out to answer one very simple question - what is nothing? His journey ends with perhaps the most profound insight about reality that humanity has ever made. Everything came from nothing. The quantum world of the supersmall shaped the vast universe we inhabit today, and Jim can prove it.

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Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

2011-03-21

Episodes

2 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili

Self - Presenter

Carlos Frenk

Carlos Frenk

Self

Simon Schaffer

Simon Schaffer

Self

Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart

Self

Production Companies

BBC Four

BBC Four

Furnace

Furnace