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Wonders of the Solar System

2010 · 1 season

Awe-struck, unhurried tour of cosmic scale, pairing sweeping landscapes with lucid explanations that make vast physics feel intimate and quietly thrilling.

Overview
In this spellbinding series, Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • exploration
  • nature
  • work
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Gideon Bradshaw, Michael Lachmann, Chris Holt, Paul Olding
Written by
Chris Holt, Michael Lachmann, Gideon Bradshaw, Paul Olding
Starring
Brian Cox
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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