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The Beginning and End of the Universe

The Beginning and End of the Universe

G2016•1h 0m•7.2/10
Documentary

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7.2/10(6)

Jim Al-Khalili tackles the greatest question in science - how the universe began. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the mystery of science's creation story.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 22, 2016

Last Aired

March 29, 2016

Networks

BBC Four

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
The Beginning
E1
The Beginning
Air date: 2016-03-22
Professor Jim Al-Khalili takes us back in time to tackle the greatest question in science: how did the universe begin? Uncovering the origins of the universe is regarded as humankind's greatest intellectual achievement. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the cosmic mystery of science's creation story before witnessing a moment, one millionth of a second, after the universe sprang into existence.
The End
E2
The End
Air date: 2016-03-29
In this second part, Professor Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the distant future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined and, at the frontier of our understanding, encounters a mysterious and enigmatic force that promises to change physics forever.

Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili

Self

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