The Planets(2019)

8.3
1 Seasons
Documentary

Overview

Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.

Official Trailer

Episodes

A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
Ep 1

A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets

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?

28/05/201958 min
The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
Ep 2

The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars

Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.

04/06/201958 min
The Godfather: Jupiter
Ep 3

The Godfather: Jupiter

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.

11/06/201958 min
Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
Ep 4

Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn

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.

18/06/201958 min
Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
Ep 5

Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds

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.

25/06/201958 min

Show Info

StatusEnded
NetworkBBC Two
TypeMiniseries

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