Name: The Beginning and End of the Universe
Released: 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jim Al-Khalili

TV Show · Documentary

A look at theories associated with the beginning and end of the universe, with Professor Jim Al-Khalili. Includes an analysis of mysteries such as dark matter and dark energy.

2016 · 59m

Starring Jim Al-Khalili

Director Ben Wilson

EPISODE 1

The Beginning

Professor Jim Al-Khalili expounds on theories explaining the beginning of the universe, discussing Edwin Hubble's realisation of expansion and outlining the discovery of the residual radiation that underlies the big bang theory.
EPISODE 2

The End

Professor Al-Khalili discusses the end of the universe. He outlines certain theories, including those of the big crunch, the big rip and the big freeze, that many physicists are suggesting as possible fates for the universe.