Stephen Hawking's Universe
1997•5.1/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
5.1/10(7)
A six-part astronomical documentary series featuring the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
August 31, 1997
Last Aired
October 5, 1997
Networks
BBC Two
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Seeing is Believing
Air date: 1997-08-31
Where did we come from? The history of cosmology from flat earth to Big Bang: Eratosthenes and Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Edwin Hubble.
E2
The Big Bang
Air date: 1997-09-07
Did the universe have a beginning? The Steady-State theory vs. The Big Bang, Albert Einstein, Georges Lemaître, Fred Hoyle, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, cosmic background radiation.
E3
Cosmic Alchemy
Air date: 1997-09-14
What is the universe and everything in it made of? The creation of matter, the building up of elements in stars.
E4
On the Dark Side
Air date: 1997-09-21
What is the destiny of the universe? Dark matter, WIMPS, MACHOS, neutrinos.
E5
Black Holes and Beyond
Air date: 1997-09-28
Are black holes real? Ultraluminous quasars and supermassive black holes, wormholes, and singularities.
E6
An Answer to Everything
Air date: 1997-10-05
Is there a theory that will encompass everything in the known universe? Inflation theory, quantum mechanics, string theory.
Cast
Stephen Hawking
Recommended
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
7.6
1987
TV ShowA series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987
7.6
