Wonders of the Solar System (2010)
- Genre
- popular science
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 5 episodes
- Rated
- TV-G
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 84 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Physicist Brian Cox hosts a documentary series exploring the solar system. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of the solar system and highlights a related wonder.
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What happens
Wonders of the Solar System is a 2010 television series co-produced by the BBC and Science Channel, and hosted by physicist Brian Cox. Wonders of the Solar System was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 7 March 2010. The series comprises five episodes, each of which focuses on an aspect of the Solar System and features a 'wonder' relevant to the theme. The series was described as one of the most successful to appear on BBC Two in recent years. An accompanying book with the same name was also published. On 31 March 2011, the series won the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for excellence in documentary film-making. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.