The Big Question (2004)

Directed by

Francesco Cabras, Alberto Molinari

Genre

documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A five-part science documentary series that presents big questions about the universe and our existence. Each episode is hosted by a different expert like Stephen Hawking or Richard Dawkins.

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What happens

The Big Question is a five-part science documentary television series broadcast in the United Kingdom on the Five channel, beginning January 2004 and continuing into 2005. In the North American market, it has been re-released on the Discovery Science network. Each half-hour episode is hosted by a renowned authority, and examines the following provocative questions: Part 1 – "How Did the Universe Begin?" presented by Stephen Hawking Part 2 – "How Did Life Begin?" presented by Harry Kroto Part 3 – "Why Are We Here?" presented by Richard Dawkins Part 4 – "Why Am I Me?" presented by Susan Greenfield Part 5 – "How Will It All End?" presented by Ian Stewart The series attracted controversy and criticism from creationists, as well as praise from other reviewers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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