Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2019)

Overview

Examining the rocky planets at the centre of the Solar System, Professor Cox examines new evidence about the violent creation of Mercury and the hostile atmosphere of Venus, contrasting them with the life-giving planet Earth and the barren Mars.

Cast

Brian Cox as Self - Presenter
Brian Cox

as Self - Presenter

Episodes

A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets poster

A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets 7.8

May 28, 2019

The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived ra…

The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars poster

The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars 7.8

June 4, 2019

Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue pla…

The Godfather: Jupiter poster

The Godfather: Jupiter 8.2

June 11, 2019

Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. I…

Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn poster

Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn 8.2

June 18, 2019

Professor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time tr…

Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds poster

Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds 9.3

June 25, 2019

In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most myst…