Are We Alone?
Professor Brian Cox explores mankind's place in the universe. He considers the possibility of alien life - could it exist and will humans ever find it?
Brian Cox explores the ingredients needed for an intelligent civilisation to evolve in the universe - the need for a benign star, for a habitable planet, for life to spontaneously arise on such a planet and the time required for intelligent life to evolve and build a civilisation. Brian weighs the evidence and arrives at his own provocative answer to the puzzle of our apparent solitude.
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Will we ever find aliens?
Duration: 01:43
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The 'Wow' signal
Duration: 02:46
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00:06Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
La Flute Enchantee
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Brian Cox |
| Executive Producer | Andrew Cohen |
| Series Producer | Gideon Bradshaw |
| Producer | Nat Sharman |
| Director | Nat Sharman |
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