Professor Brian Cox uses some of the world's most spectacular sights to explain how the Earth is impacted by the forces of the universe. He uses shapes, colours and movement to discuss the planet's beauty.
EPISODE 1
The Universe in a Snowflake
Professor Brian Cox investigates the stunning shapes that occur in the natural world, including the entire universe that is found living on an individual snowflake.
EPISODE 2
Somewhere in Spacetime
Brian considers the nature of motion and explores how the celestial clockwork of the Sun and the Earth-Moon system account for a wide range of natural phenomena, from tropical cyclones and tidal waves to sunrises and seasonal changes.
EPISODE 3
The Moth and the Flame
Brian explains how Earth's basic ingredients, such as the pure sulphur mined in the heart of a deadly volcano in Indonesia, have become the building blocks of life.
EPISODE 4
The Pale Blue Dot
Brian explains the meaning of the planet's colours and how they're created, an understanding of which allows humans to search for planets as colourful and vibrant as Earth.
Brian Cox
Matthew Dyas
Danielle Peck
