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Human Universe
Human Universe
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Human Universe

8.1 / 10
2014
1 season
5 episodes
Documentary

Professor Brian Cox asks the biggest questions we can ask. Are we alone? Why are we here? What is our future? Join him in a stunning celebration of human life as he explores our origins, our place and our destiny in the universe.

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Human Universe with Professor Brian Cox: Trailer - BBC Two

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Professor Brian Cox

Seasons

  • Apeman - Spaceman

    1.Apeman - Spaceman

    7.3
    07-10-201460m

    Of all the creatures to have ever crawled, swum or flown over the Earth, only one creature has evolved the ability to escape the planet - us. For Brian, our ascent marks the pinnac...

  • Why Are We Here?

    2.Why Are We Here?

    7.7
    14-10-201460m

    Brian Cox tackles the question that unites the 7 billion people on Earth, why are we here? Brian reveals how the wonderful complexity of nature and human life is simply the conseq...

  • Are We Alone?

    3.Are We Alone?

    8.0
    21-10-201460m

    Brian Cox explores the ingredients needed for an intelligent civilisation to evolve in the universe - the need for a benign star, for a habitable planet, for life to spontaneously...

  • A Place in Space and Time

    4.A Place in Space and Time

    7.5
    28-10-201460m

    Brian Cox looks at how we came to understand we are not at the centre of the universe.

  • What is our Future?

    5.What is our Future?

    8.0
    04-11-201460m

    Brian concludes his exploration of our place in the Universe, asking the question what is next for the ape that went to space. He visits Northern Spain, exploring a cave which was...

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