Solar System (TV series)

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Solar System
GenreDocumentary
Directed byBen Wilson
Presented by Brian Cox (UK version)
Narrated byMercer Boffey (U.S. version)
Composers
  • Anže Rozman
  • Camilo Forero
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers
  • Andrew Cohen
  • Gideon Bradshaw
Producers
  • Suzy Boyles
  • Alice Jones
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release7 October (2024-10-07) 
4 November 2024 (2024-11-04)
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Solar System is a 2024 documentary TV mini series produced by the BBC and narrated by Brian Cox. The first episode was shown on BBC Two on 7 October 2024, [1] with the remaining four episodes made available on BBC iPlayer on the same date. [2] It follows Cox's previous series Wonders of the Solar System , shown in 2010, and The Planets , shown in 2019. The programme is focused on explaining our scientific knowledge of the Solar System in simple terms, using a combination of earth-based experiments, CGI, and real footage. [3] [4]

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Episodes

No.Title [5] US title [6] Directed by [5] Original air date [5] UK viewers
(millions) [7]
1"Volcano Worlds"Volcano WorldsBen Wilson7 October 2024 (2024-10-07)2.70
Professor Brian Cox journeys to the volcano worlds of the solar system and explore alien landscapes bursting with fire and ice. There are planets and moons covered in volcanoes, with eruptions so violent they reach into space. Understanding what makes these worlds active is critical in the search for life beyond Earth.
2"Dark Worlds"Wandering WorldsLaura Mulholland14 October 2024 (2024-10-14)N/A
Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system’s hidden realms, between and beyond the planets, where countless worlds lie shrouded in darkness.
3"Storm Worlds"Storm WorldsFleur Bone21 October 2024 (2024-10-21)N/A
Professor Brian Cox goes on a journey to the storm worlds of the solar system and explores the weird weather that plays out in the atmospheres of distant planets and moons.
4"Ice Worlds"Icy WorldsNat Sharman28 October 2024 (2024-10-28)N/A
Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system’s frozen worlds. He meets the dwarf planet where mountains of solid ice float across the surface, the black and white moon painted with frost, and a world illuminated by a strange form of ice.
5"Strange Worlds"Strange WorldsBen Wilson4 November 2024 (2024-11-04)N/A
Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system’s weirdest worlds – the misfits and oddballs with freakish shapes and sizes.

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