The Planets (2019 TV series)
2019 British TV series or programme From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2019 British TV series or programme From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Planets is a 2019 BBC/PBS/Tencent/Open University television documentary series about the Solar System presented by Professor Brian Cox[2] in the UK version and Zachary Quinto in the US version.[3]
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| Genre | Documentary |
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| Presented by | Brian Cox (UK version) |
| Narrated by | Zachary Quinto (U.S. version) |
| Opening theme | "The Void" by Muse |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Executive producer | Andrew Cohen |
| Producer | Gideon Bradshaw |
| Editor | Louise Salkow |
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| Release | 29 May – 25 June 2019 |
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First broadcast on BBC Two beginning Tuesday 28 May 2019, the five-episode series looks at each planet in detail, examining scientific theories and hypotheses about the formation and evolution of the Solar System gained by uncrewed missions to the planets.[2] Originally released in the UK, it was changed to cater more to the American audience watching on PBS's series Nova.
Cox presents segments to camera from various locations around the world alongside extensive computer-generated imagery and footage from space missions. The series was created as a partnership between BBC Studios and the Open University.[4]
| No. | Title [5] | US title [6] | Directed by [5] | Original air date [7] | UK viewers (millions) [8] | |
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| 1 | "A Moment in the Sun – The Terrestrial Planets" | Inner Worlds | Martin Johnson | 28 May 2019 | 3.24 | |
| 2 | "The Two Sisters – Earth & Mars" | Mars | Stephen Cooter | 4 June 2019 | 3.25 | |
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Professor Cox contrasts the two rocky planets in the habitable zone, looking at how Mars lost its water and atmosphere, in stark contrast to the life-giving oasis of Earth.[11][10] | ||||||
| 3 | "The Godfather – Jupiter" | Jupiter | Stephen Cooter | 11 June 2019 | 3.03 | |
| 4 | "Life Beyond the Sun – Saturn" | Saturn | Nic Stacey | 18 June 2019 | 2.39 | |
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Cox looks at the gas giant Saturn, with its distinctive rings and a plethora of moons, examining the new evidence discovered by the NASA Cassini–Huygens mission.[10] | ||||||
| 5 | "Into the Darkness – Ice Worlds" | Ice Worlds | Martin Johnson | 25 June 2019 | 2.30 | |
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Uranus, Neptune and the new discoveries being made by the NASA New Horizons probe to reveal more about the mysterious dwarf planet Pluto and the Kuiper belt.[10] | ||||||
A 288-page hardback book written by Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen was released on 23 May 2019. by HarperCollins (ISBN 978-0007488841). The book was also released for ebook readers as well as an audiobook[13] on the same day.
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