Professor Brian Cox
Self - Presenter
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2019
The Planets
Season 1
Examining the rocky planets at the centre of the Solar System, Professor Cox examines new evidence about the violent creation of Mercury and the hostile atmosphere of Venus, contrasting them with the life-giving planet Earth and the barren Mars.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 158 min2019-05-28
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?
Episode 258 min2019-06-04
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.
Episode 358 min2019-06-11
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.
Episode 458 min2019-06-18
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.
Episode 558 min2019-06-25
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.