Wonders of the Solar System

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  • BBC Two
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  • Documentary

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Empire of the Sun
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Physicist Brian Cox examines the sun's rule over our planet, heading for India to witness a total solar eclipse, and viewing the Northern Lights in the Arctic Circle.
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Order Out of Chaos
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Brian reveals how the beauty and order of the solar system was formed from a chaotic cloud of gas.
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The Thin Blue Line
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Brian reveals how something as flimsy as an atmosphere can create some of the most wondrous sights in the solar system. He takes a ride to the top of earth's atmosphere, and in the Namib desert, he tells how Mercury lost its atmosphere.
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Dead or Alive
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The worlds that surround our planet are all made of rock, but there the similarity ends. Some have a beating geological heart, others are frozen in time. Brian travels to the tallest .. show full overview
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Aliens
Episode overview
Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most stunning locations on earth to describe how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. Brian descends to the .. show full overview

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