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Wonders of Life

  • 2013
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~59m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 7.8/10

Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.

Latest: Season 1 · 2013

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  1. E1. What Is Life?

    Jan 27, 2013 · 59m

    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. E2. Expanding Universe

    Feb 3, 2013 · 59m

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

  3. E3. Endless Forms Most Beautiful

    Feb 10, 2013 · 59m

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

  4. E4. Size Matters

    Feb 17, 2013 · 59m

    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. E5. Home

    Feb 24, 2013 · 59m

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