The Planets
Welcome to the greatest story that's never been told. In a new, ground breaking series we'll be telling the story of the planets as never before.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Brian Cox , Carolyn Porco , Edgard Rivera-Valentin , Fran Bagenal , Jennifer Eigenbrode , Heidi Becker , David Grinspoon , Nancy Chabot , Julie Webster , Hal Weaver , John Grotzinger , Cathy Olkin , Noah Hammond , Larry Nittler , Ashwin Vasavada , Carl Murray , Leigh Fletcher , Jeff Cuzzi
S1.E1 ∙ A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
The four inner planets were born the same, yet have lived radically different lives. Why?
S1.E2 ∙ The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
Brian Cox reveals how our solar system was once home to two blue planets.
S1.E3 ∙ The Godfather: Jupiter
Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter.
S1.E4 ∙ Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
Professor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transformed into a gas giant, ring-less and similar looking to its rival, Jupiter.
S1.E5 ∙ Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
Brian Cox continues the journey past Saturn to the Ice giants Uranus, Neptune, their moons and satellites while making a clear argument why Pluto is now considered to be an intriguing world but not a planet.
