Wonders of Life: Full TV Schedule and Live Stream
Professor Brian Cox explores the globe to reveal how a few fundamental laws of science gave birth to the most complex and unique feature of the universe - life.
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Original Series: 5. Home
Brian Cox considers what it is about our world that makes it a home for life and asks what transformed this once barren planet into the earth we know today.
Original Series: 4. Size Matters
Brian travels across Australia to explore the physics of the size of life. He discovers that size has a profound effect on how you move, how you feed, even how long you live.
Original Series: 3. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Professor Brian Cox asks how, from a lifeless cosmos ruled by the laws of physics and chemistry, it is possible that a planet can produce so much wonderful, varied biology.
Original Series: 2. Expanding Universe
Brian Cox travels across the USA offering a unique retelling of evolutionary history, encountering some astonishing animals that reveal how the senses evolved and how they operate.
Original Series: 1. What Is Life?
In the world's most volcanic region, south east Asia, Prof Brian Cox explores the thin line that separates the living from the dead, posing the enduring question: what is life?
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