Wonders of the Universe(TV show/series, 2011)

Name: Wonders of the Universe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011
Rating: 3.9

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| 1h per episode | Genre: Documentary

Mini series in 1 season with 4 episodes

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 31 votes)

Wonders of the Universe is a 2011 television series produced by the BBC, Discovery Channel, and Science Channel, hosted by physicist Professor Brian Cox. Wonders of the Universe was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two from 6 March 2011. The series comprises four episodes, each of which focuses on an aspect of the universe and features a 'wonder' relevant to the theme. It follows on from Cox's 2010 series for the BBC, Wonders of the Solar System. An accompanying book with the same title was also published. ()

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About Wonders of the Universe

Professor Brian Cox reveals how the fundamental scientific principles and laws explain not only the story of the universe but also answer mankind's greatest questions.

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Trailer for Wonders of the Universe + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Wonders of the Universe, Series Trailer - BBC Two(Trailer, 1:01)

Wonders of the Universe, Series Trailer - BBC Two (Trailer) | Wunder des Universums Trailer [HD] Deutsch / German (Trailer, DE)

Wonders of the Universe Seasons and Episodes

03/06/2011Miniseries - 4 episodes

#1 | 03/06/2011Destiny

4.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Brian Cox seeks to understand the nature of time. From an extraordinary calendar built into the landscape of Peru to the beaches of Costa Rica, Brian explores the cycles of time which define our experience of life on Earth. But as the Earth orbits the Sun, the Solar system orbits the entire Milky Way Galaxy in a cycle that takes a staggering 250 million years to complete.

#2 | 03/13/2011Stardust

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

In the second stop in his exploration of the wonders of the universe, Professor Brian Cox goes in search of humanity's very essence to answer the biggest questions of all: what are we? And where do we come from? This film is the story of matter - the stuff of which we are all made. Brian reveals how our origins are entwined with the life cycle of the stars. But he begins his journey here on Earth.

#3 | 03/20/2011Falling

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Professor Brian Cox takes on the story of the force that sculpts the entire universe - gravity. It seems so familiar, and yet gravity is one of the strangest and most surprising forces in the universe. In a zero gravity flight, Brian considers how much of an effect gravity has had on the world around us. But gravity also acts over much greater distances. It is the great orchestrator of the cosmos.

#4 | 03/27/2011Messengers

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

In the last episode of Professor Brian Cox's epic journey across the universe, he travels from the fossils of the Burgess Shale to the sands of the oldest desert in the world to show how light holds the key to our understanding of the whole universe, including our own deepest origins. But first we need to understand the peculiar properties of light itself.

05/05/2011Specials - 2 episodes

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.bbc.co.uk

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Made by: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Discovery Channel, Science Channel

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 13 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 03/06/2011

Last episode released on: 03/27/2011

Presenter/Host: Brian E. Cox

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"宇宙奇观"

"Чудеса Вселенной"

Keywords: gravity, light, supernova, universe, miniseries, time, cosmos

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Wonders of the Universe(TV show/series, 2011)

Mini series in 1 season with 4 episodes

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Wonders of the Universe, Series Trailer - BBC Two(Trailer, 1:01)

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