All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Seeing is Believing

    • August 31, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Professor Stephen Hawking explains the history of mankind's quest to explain the Universe. He shows how advances in technology have brought a greater understanding of the cosmos.

  • S01E02 The Big Bang

    • September 7, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Professor Stephen Hawking looks at the mystery of how the Universe. He introduces the Big Bang theory and the scientists who opposed this idea.

  • S01E03 Cosmic Alchemy

    • September 14, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Professor Stephen Hawking looks at the search from ancient to modern times for the 'cosmic alchemy' that created all the matter that makes up our world and the Universe.

  • S01E04 Black Holes and Beyond

    • September 21, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Professor Stephen Hawking looks at how radio astronomy and the discovery of quasars affected the debate about the existence of black holes.

  • S01E05 On the Dark Side

    • September 28, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Professor Stephen Hawking shows how we discovered that most of the matter in the Universe is missing and looks at the possible existence of dark matter.

  • S01E06 An Answer to Everything

    • October 5, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Professor Stephen Hawking explains how scientists are trying to unite the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics to find 'an answer to everything'.

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