The Beginning and End of the Universe

The Beginning and End of the Universe

Documentary 2016

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Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at the biggest subject of all, the universe in its origin and potential endings.

Documentary 2016

Caution

Starring Jim Al-Khalili

EPISODE 1

The Beginning

Professor Jim Al-Khalili goes back in time to tackle the greatest question in science: how did the universe begin? Uncovering the origins of the universe is regarded as humankind's greatest intellectual achievement. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the cosmic mystery of science's creation story before witnessing a moment, one millionth of a second, after the universe sprang into existence.

59 min · 22 Mar 2016 Caution
EPISODE 2

The End

Professor Jim Al-Khalili journeys into the distant future to try to discover how the universe will end: with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined and, at the frontier of understanding, encounters a mysterious and enigmatic force that promises to change physics forever.

58 min · 29 Mar 2016 Caution

Jim Al-Khalili

Host
Ben Wilson

Director
Nigel Paterson

Producer
Ben Wilson

Producer
Jonathan Renouf

Producer

About

The Beginning and End of the Universe

DOCUMENTARY

Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at the biggest subject of all, the universe in its origin and potential endings.

Information

Studio: BBC Four
Released: 2016
Rated: Caution
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.