The Planets
Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
Seasons
1. A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
Air Date: 2019-05-28
The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play?
2. The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
Air Date: 2019-06-04
Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
3. The Godfather: Jupiter
Air Date: 2019-06-11
Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets.
4. Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
Air Date: 2019-06-18
Professor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transformed into a gas giant, ring-less and similar looking to its rival, Jupiter.
5. Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
Air Date: 2019-06-25
In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.
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Rating
8.3/10
Release Date
2019-05-28
Episodes
5 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
BBC Studios Science Unit