3: The Thin Blue Line | Wonders of the Solar System

1: Empire of the Sun | Wonders of the Solar System

Professor Brian Cox describes how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. He explores the ...

2: Order out of Chaos | Wonders of the Solar System

Professor Brian Cox describes how nature has carved out the solar system. He looks at the rings of Saturn, explaining how...

4: Dead or Alive | Wonders of the Solar System

Professor Brian Cox travels to the tallest mountain on Earth to show how something as basic as a planet's size can make the di...

5: Aliens | Wonders of the Solar System

Professor Brian Cox explores how the search for aliens in the solar system has followed the search for water. He looks at Jupiter's m...

A chaotic beginning | Wonders of the Solar System

The chaotic birth of the solar system is incomparable to the relatively stable system that we see today.

The centre of our solar system | Wonders of the Solar System

Professor Brian Cox describes each planet's perspective of the star at the centre of our solar system.

The influence of Jupiter | Wonders of the Solar System

Jupiter's gravitational influence extends across the Solar System, by not only collecting up objects but also pushing ...

The life cycle of the sun | Wonders of the Solar System

An exploration of each stage of our sun's lifecycle, from clumps of hydrogen and dust to being the most powerful forc...

The retrograde motion of Mars | Wonders of the Solar System

This explanation of the retrograde motion of Mars through the Earth's skies proves beyond doubt the sun's positio...

The suns empire | Wonders of the Solar System

Professor Brian Cox explains the immense power of the Sun, and the extent of its gravitational influence.

4: Ice Worlds | Solar System

Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system's ice giants, frozen moons and worlds where ice behaves in unimaginable ways.

Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars

With unique access to Nasa, Brian Cox follows Perseverance rover's search for life on Mars during a critical seven-day period as it undertakes ...

1: Space: How Far Can We Go? | Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

Brian Cox explores the latest science and takes a new look at his old films and asks: how far can we ...

2: Alien Worlds: The Search for Second Earth | Universe

Professor Brian Cox questions whether we are alone in the universe. There might be more planets than stars in our gal...

The centre of our solar system | Wonders of the Solar System

Professor Brian Cox describes each planet's perspective of the star at the centre of our solar system.

2: The Two Sisters - Earth and Mars | The Planets

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

Moon Landing Special | Stargazing

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain travel to where the historic Apollo 11 ...

The 21st Century Race For Space

Brian Cox gains exclusive access to Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and Spaceport America, to explore what is really happening in privately fina...

3: The Moth and the Flame | Forces of Nature with Brian Cox

Professor Brian Cox investigates the building blocks of life.

The Entire Universe

Eric Idle persuades Professor Brian Cox to present a lecture on the birth of the entire universe. Brian soon realises Eric is actually hosting a comedy a...

4: A Place in Space and Time | Human Universe

Professor Brian Cox explores mankind's place in the universe. He looks at how we came to understand that we are not at the cent...

Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape

Professor Brian Cox is joined by two of his heroes, the actor Brian Blessed and Professor Alice Roberts. On the agenda are his TV idols fr...

Evolution of hearing and jaws in fish, reptiles and mammals | Wonders of Life

Spec references J247: B5.2c J250: B5.2c. Clip starts with a description of hearing and then goe...

The genetic modification debate | Science Britannica - Learning Zone

Brian Cox explores the science behind the genetic modification of plants, and the ongoing debate around ...

The inspiration for Frankenstein | In Search of Science

Brain Cox looks into the story and scientist that is thought to have influenced Frankenstein.

How are elements made? | Wonders of the Universe

Brian Cox explains what elements are and how they are formed, including the importance of carbon.

A Night with the Stars

Professor Brian Cox takes an audience of famous faces, scientists and members of the public on a journey through some of the most challenging concepts...

Horizon: 40 Years on the Moon

Brian Cox uses the BBC archive to examine the story of man's relationship with the moon, from James Burke testing out Nasa equipment to Neil Ar...

The Big Bang Machine

Brian Cox looks around Cern's LHC in Geneva before it is sealed off and the experiment to try and create conditions that existed a billionth of a second...