Season 1

1. What Is Life?

2013-01-27 · 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. Expanding Universe

2013-02-03 · 59m

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

3. Endless Forms Most Beautiful

2013-02-10 · 59m

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

4. Size Matters

2013-02-17 · 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. Home

2013-02-24 · 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.