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Wonders of Life (2013)

Wonders of Life poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 5 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Physicist Brian Cox explores the fundamental principles that make life possible on Earth. He travels to various locations to show how the laws of physics and chemistry create the conditions for living things to exist.

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What happens

Wonders of Life is a 2013 television documentary series presented by physicist Brian Cox. The series was produced by the BBC and Chinese state television network CCTV-9 and aired in the United Kingdom from 27 January 2013 at 9:00 pm on BBC Two. An accompanying book with the same title was also published. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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