

Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
TV-PG • Documentary • Series • 2019 • 1 season
Starring: Brian Cox

S1 E1 - A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
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?
May 28, 2019 • 58m

S1 E2 - The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
Jun 4, 2019 • 58m

S1 E3 - The Godfather: Jupiter
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.
Jun 11, 2019 • 58m

S1 E4 - Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
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.
Jun 18, 2019 • 58m

S1 E5 - Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.
Jun 25, 2019 • 58m
The Planets
Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
TV-PG • Documentary • TV Series • 2019