Ben Wilson
Director
The Beginning and End of the Universe (2016)
Series 1
Jim Al-Khalili tackles the greatest question in science - how the universe began. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the mystery of science's creation story.
Released March 22, 2016
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.universe, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.science, imdb.physics, imdb.astronomy
Watch Providers: Magellan TV, Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Beginning
Professor Jim Al-Khalili takes us back in time to tackle the greatest question in science: how did the universe begin? Uncovering the origins of the universe is regarded as humankind's greatest intellectual achievement. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the cosmic mystery of science's creation story before witnessing a moment, one millionth of a second, after the universe sprang into existence.
March 22, 2016, midnight
S1E2 - The End
In this second part, Professor Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the distant future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined and, at the frontier of our understanding, encounters a mysterious and enigmatic force that promises to change physics forever.
March 29, 2016, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 120 min.
Released: March 22, 2016
Last Air Date: March 29, 2016, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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