The Planets

Documentary 1999

Experience the most memorable events in the history of the solar system. Groundbreaking visual effects piece together the pasts of all eight planets and transport you to their dynamic surfaces to see waterfalls on Mars and the fate of Saturn.

Documentary 1999

PG

Starring Mark Halliley, Samuel West

EPISODE 1

Different Worlds

An exploration of the solar system includes interviews with leading astronomers. This episode: the explosive birth of the solar system.

43 min · Oct 9, 1999 PG
EPISODE 2

Terra Firma

Man's pioneering missions to other planets.

42 min · Oct 10, 1999 PG
EPISODE 3

Giants

Exploration of the massive planets in the far-flung reaches of the solar system.

42 min · Oct 16, 1999 PG
EPISODE 4

Moon

The moon becomes a source of conflict during the Cold War.

43 min · Oct 17, 1999 PG
EPISODE 5

Star

Skylab astronauts study the sun. Features interviews with cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and astronaut Charles Conrad.

43 min · Oct 23, 1999 PG
EPISODE 6

Atmosphere

Different weather occurring in the solar system includes sulfuric acid rain and metallic snow on Venus and global dust storms on Mars.

43 min · Oct 24, 1999 PG

Mark Halliley

Narrator
Samuel West

Narrator

About

The Planets

DOCUMENTARY

Experience the most memorable events in the history of the solar system. Groundbreaking visual effects piece together the pasts of all eight planets and transport you to their dynamic surfaces to see waterfalls on Mars and the fate of Saturn.

Information

Studio: BBC Two
Released: 1999
Rated: PG
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom), English
Audio: English (United Kingdom) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.