← Wonders of Life

Season 1

5 episodes · 2013

  1. 1What Is Life?

    27 Jan 2013 · 59 min

    8.3 (3)

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

  2. 2Expanding Universe

    03 Feb 2013 · 59 min

    8.5 (2)

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

  3. 3Endless Forms Most Beautiful

    10 Feb 2013 · 59 min

    8.5 (2)

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

  4. 4Size Matters

    17 Feb 2013 · 59 min

    8.0 (1)

    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.

  5. 5Homefinale

    24 Feb 2013 · 59 min

    8.0 (1)

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