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Solar System (2024)

Solar System poster
Genre
documentary
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 5 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Brian Cox explains the science of the Solar System using experiments, computer graphics, and real footage. The series covers planets and other objects in simple terms.

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What happens

Solar System is a 2024 documentary TV miniseries produced by the BBC and narrated by Brian Cox. The first episode was shown on BBC Two on 7 October 2024, with the remaining four episodes made available on BBC iPlayer on the same date. It follows Cox's previous series Wonders of the Solar System, shown in 2010, and The Planets, shown in 2019. The programme is focused on explaining scientific knowledge of the Solar System in simple terms, using a combination of Earth-based experiments, CGI, and real footage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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