Stephen Hawking's Universe (1997)
Synopsis
A six-part astronomical documentary series featuring the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
Network
BBC Two
Episodes
Seeing is Believing
Where did we come from? The history of cosmology from flat earth to Big Bang: Eratosthenes and Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Edwin Hubble.
The Big Bang
Did the universe have a beginning? The Steady-State theory vs. The Big Bang, Albert Einstein, Georges Lemaître, Fred Hoyle, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, cosmic background radiation.
Cosmic Alchemy
What is the universe and everything in it made of? The creation of matter, the building up of elements in stars.
On the Dark Side
What is the destiny of the universe? Dark matter, WIMPS, MACHOS, neutrinos.
Black Holes and Beyond
Are black holes real? Ultraluminous quasars and supermassive black holes, wormholes, and singularities.
An Answer to Everything
Is there a theory that will encompass everything in the known universe? Inflation theory, quantum mechanics, string theory.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Stephen Hawking's Universe
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
6