The Planets (2019)
Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Specials5 episodes
1. Minisode 1: Hunting for Volcanoes
⏱ 5 minWe once thought that volcanoes only shaped Earth's landscapes... We were wrong.
2. Minisode 2: Searching for Water
⏱ 5 minWe once thought that Earth was the only world covered in water... We were wrong.
3. Minisode 3: Chasing Storms
⏱ 5 minWe once thought that Earth had the most powerful storms... We were wrong.
4. Minisode 4: Discovering Moons
⏱ 5 minWe once thought that just a few planets like Earth and Saturn had moons... We were wrong.
5. Minisode 5: Chasing Comets
⏱ 5 minWe once thought comets were rare... We were wrong.
Season 15 episodes
1. A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
⏱ 58 minThe 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?
2. The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
⏱ 58 minProfessor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
3. The Godfather: Jupiter
⏱ 58 minBrian 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.
4. Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
⏱ 58 minProfessor 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.
5. Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
⏱ 58 minIn the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.
