Wonders of the Solar System (BBC Two)

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Wow thanks for the information and that you are putting the vids up. Very nice of you.
BTW I can't get over the fact that someone said he is 42?!?! Brilliant and babyfaced

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Haha, I know, I couldn't believe it when I found out. I thought he was much, much younger! He was in a band too, you might know the song...





He's doing a lecture not far from me in April, I'm thinking about going. I loves the guy

He's 42 holy hell fire. What crazy science has he been doing to stay looking that young. Churchill said make a living doing what you love and you will never work again. He has the face of someone who has never had to work.

He was also in the band D:ream things will only get better.

For those outside the UK...

Episode One (Part 1 of 6)

Empire of the Sun

Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most stunning locations on earth to describe how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. In this first episode, Brian explores the powerhouse of them all, the sun. In India, he witnesses a total solar eclipse, and in Norway he watches the battle between the sun's wind and earth, as the night sky glows with the northern lights.

Episode Two (Part 1 of 6)

Order out of Chaos

Professor Brian Cox describes how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. Brian reveals how all the beauty and order we see in our cosmic backyard was carved out of nothing more than a chaotic cloud of gas. Chasing tornados in Oklahoma, Brian explains how the same physics that creates these spinning storms shaped the young solar system. And out of this celestial maelstrom emerged Brian's second wonder - the magnficent rings of Saturn


Episode Three (Part 1 of 6)

The Thin Blue Line

Professor Brian Cox describes how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. He reveals how something as flimsy as an envelope of gas - an atmosphere - can create some of the most wondrous sights in the solar system. He takes a ride in an English Electric Lightning and flies 18 km up to the top of earth's atmosphere, where he sees the darkness of space above and the thin blue line of our atmosphere below


Episode Four (Part 1 of 6)

Dead or Alive

Professor Brian Cox describes how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. The worlds that surround our planet are all made of rock, but there the similarity ends. Some have a beating geological heart, others are frozen in time. Brian travels to the tallest mountain on Earth, the volcano Mauna Kea on Hawaii, to show how something as basic as a planet's size can make the difference between life and death

Episode Five (Part 1 of 6)

Aliens

Professor Brian Cox describes how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. Brian descends to the bottom of the Pacific in a submarine to witness the extraordinary life forms that survive in the cold, black waters. All life on Earth needs water so the search for aliens in the solar system has followed the search for water

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Part 2-6 can be found on the right hand side of the screen once you have followed the links above. Make sure you click on the correct link.

So that is series 1 done and dusted. Roll on series 2

I just had to post this video, it had me in stitches



*contains some choice language*

Brilliant!