Wonders of Life

Season 1

2013 · 5 episodes · 4h 55m in all · 8.3/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. What Is Life?

   27 Jan 2013 · 59 min · 8.3/10

   Professor Brian Cox journeys to Southeast Asia to see how life began on Earth and how the flow of energy created and supports life.

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   2. Expanding Universe

   3 Feb 2013 · 59 min · 8.5/10

   In the second episode, Brian travels to the U.S. to showcase how the laws of science allowed senses to arise.

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   3. Endless Forms Most Beautiful

   10 Feb 2013 · 59 min · 8.5/10

   Brian travels to Africa and Madagascar to analyse why Earth is a fertile place and how it allows complex life to exist.

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   4. Size Matters

   17 Feb 2013 · 59 min · 8.0/10

   The fourth episode sees Brian in Australia looking at how the size of life affects each plant and animal, and how long it can survive.

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   5. Home

   24 Feb 2013 · 59 min · 8.0/10

   In the final episode, Cox explains what makes Earth a home for life and asks what ingredients were required for complex life to begin.