First Contact: An Alien Encounter

First Contact

Documentary Nov 14, 2022 44 min BBC Select

Available on PBS Video, Prime Video, BBC Select

S1 E1: Could extra-terrestrial life ever visit our planet? And if it did, how would we respond? Using an innovative mix of science, fictional podcasts and drama, this documentary tracks the first 12 days as an alien life form is detected and then identified as hurtling towards the Earth. Experts in space exploration look at the scientific, social, and philosophical implications of first contact.

Documentary Nov 14, 2022 44 min BBC Select

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2022
Run Time: 44 min
Rated: TV-PG
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom), English
Audio and Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.