The Planets

TV-PG2019•1h 0m•8.3/10

Documentary

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8.3/10(68)

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

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Production

BBC Studios Science Unit

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Status

Ended

First Aired

May 28, 2019

Last Aired

June 25, 2019

Networks

BBC Two

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Season

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?

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.

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.

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.