Wonders of the Solar System
Wonders of the Solar System Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 |
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About
"Physics made poetic through breathtaking Earth landscapes"
A five-part BBC documentary in which physicist Brian Cox travels the globe to explain the physics behind the Solar System's most spectacular phenomena, from tides and seasons to the birth and death of stars. Each episode ties a big cosmic idea to a strikingly filmed Earth location, using landscape as a visual metaphor for celestial mechanics. The pace is slow and contemplative, driven by Cox's earnest, almost reverent narration rather than flashy graphics. It feels less like a science lecture and more like a meditative travelogue that happens to explain gravity, light, and time along the way.
the way ordinary landscapes become vivid explanations of planetary-scale physics.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Empire of the Sun | 8.1 | 212 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Order Out of Chaos | 8.1 | 171 | 62 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Thin Blue Line | 8.2 | 175 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Dead or Alive | 8.0 | 156 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Aliens | 8.3 | 164 | 60 min |