Wonders of Life
Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.
First Aired
2013-01-27
Status
Ended
Network
BBC Two
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
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E1. What Is Life?
Professor Brian Cox journeys to Southeast Asia to see how life began on Earth and how the flow of energy created and supports life.
★ 8.3
E2. Expanding Universe
In the second episode, Brian travels to the U.S. to showcase how the laws of science allowed senses to arise.
★ 8.5
E3. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Brian travels to Africa and Madagascar to analyse why Earth is a fertile place and how it allows complex life to exist.
★ 8.5
E4. Size Matters
The fourth episode sees Brian in Australia looking at how the size of life affects each plant and animal, and how long it can survive.
★ 8.0
E5. Home
In the final episode, Cox explains what makes Earth a home for life and asks what ingredients were required for complex life to begin.
★ 8.0
Cast
Brian Cox
Self - Presenter
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