Exploring the Cosmos
A collection of programmes exploring the mysteries of stars, Space and distant planets.
The Secret Life of the Sun
How changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate.
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Light—Light and Dark
Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we used light to reveal the cosmos.
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Volcano Worlds—Solar System, Series 1
Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons erupting with fire and ice.
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A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets—The Planets, Series 1
The four inner planets were born the same, yet have lived radically different lives. Why?
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Going Small—Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies, Series 1
Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its smallest, from tiny insects to atoms.
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Inside Europe’s Space Race—Tech Now
Adrienne Murray visits the Esrange Spaceport in the extreme north of Sweden.
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The Sun: God Star—Universe, Series 1
Prof Brian Cox explores our cosmic origins. How did stars bring meaning to the cosmos?
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Apeman - Spaceman—Human Universe
Brian Cox charts our story from apes to the birth of civilisation and then to the stars.
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James May at the Edge of Space
James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth in a U2 spy plane.
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Tim Peake Special: How to Be an Astronaut—Horizon, 2016
Tim Peake's video diary of the lead-up to his arrival at the International Space Station.
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Episode 1—The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth, Series 1
Seven astronauts count down to the launch of space shuttle Columbia’s 28th mission.
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Voyage to Mars: The Longest Goodbye
A look at how Nasa astronauts are prepared for the mental demands of a lengthy mission.
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Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars
Brian Cox follows Nasa’s Perseverance rover mission as it hunts for signs of life on Mars.
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The Universe in a Snowflake—Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox investigates the stunning diversity of shapes in the natural world.
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Destination Moon—Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, 2025: Maggie Aderin-Pocock - Is There Life Beyond Earth?
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores her favourite space rock, the moon.
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America First—Once Upon a Time in Space, Series 1
A pioneering class of astronauts is recruited by NASA to fly aboard its new space shuttle.
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The Farthest: Voyager's Interstellar Journey—Storyville
The story of Voyager, an epic of human achievement, personal drama and miraculous success.
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Do We Really Need the Moon?
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores the moon's relationship to our planet.
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Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race
Documentary telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age.
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What Are UFOs?
Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?
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Space: How Far Can We Go?—Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time, Series 1
Brian reflects on our amazing feats of space exploration and asks, just how far can we go?
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The End of the Solar System—Horizon, 2016
How our solar system will be transformed by the ageing sun before coming to an end.
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Space Dive
The story of Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking freefall from the edge of space to Earth.
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The Race to Mars—Tomorrow's World, Series 22
A report into the future of manned space flight after the US Challenger disaster. (1987)
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