The Beginning and End of the Universe

Jim Al-Khalili tackles the greatest question in science - how the universe began. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the mystery of science's creation story.

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First Aired on

Mar 22, 2016

1 seaons till Mar 29, 2016

Popularity: 2.3967
6 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

BBC (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The End

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 2 episodes

Series 1

Aired

2 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Beginning60 min

    Professor Jim Al-Khalili takes us back in time to tackle the greatest question in science: how did the universe begin? Uncovering the origins of the universe is regarded as humankind's greatest intellectual achievement. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the cosmic mystery of science's creation story before witnessing a moment, one millionth of a second, after the universe sprang into existence.

  • Episode 2The End60 min

    In this second part, Professor Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the distant future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined and, at the frontier of our understanding, encounters a mysterious and enigmatic force that promises to change physics forever.

Crew & Team

Ben Wilson

Director

Nigel Paterson

Director

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