Space (2001 TV series)

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Space
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The Ultimate Journey Beyond Any Known Universe
Also known asHyperspace
GenreDocumentary
Narrated by Sam Neill
Theme music composerTy Unwin
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerPhilip Dolling & Emma Swain
ProducerLuke Campbell & Jeremy Turner
Running time206 minutes (6 episodes)
Release
Original release22 July (2001-07-22) 
26 August 2001 (2001-08-26)

Space (Hyperspace in the United States) is a 2001 BBC documentary which ran for six episodes covering a number of topics in relation to outer space. The series is hosted and narrated by actor Sam Neill.

Contents

Episodes

#TitleOriginal Air Date
1"Star Stuff"22 July 2001 (2001-07-22)
The first episode covers the origins of life and how everything is produced by the process in which stars burn their fuel.
2"Staying Alive"29 July 2001 (2001-07-29)
This episode analyses the chances of Earth being destroyed by a black hole or asteroid.
3"Black Holes"5 August 2001 (2001-08-05)
Episode three looks at how black holes are formed and how they behave, with potential to destroy the Solar System.
4"Are We Alone?"12 August 2001 (2001-08-12)
Number four looks for potential homes of extraterrestrial life and the chances that humans could make contact.
5"New Worlds"19 August 2001 (2001-08-19)
The fifth episode covers the possibility of colonising and terraforming planets both in the Solar System and beyond into deep space.
6"Boldly Go"26 August 2001 (2001-08-26)
The final episode looks at the technologies that are being developed to further enable humans ventures into space.

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