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Stephen Hawking's Grand Design S1E2 — The Key to the Cosmos
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The Key to the Cosmos

8.2/10 · 85 votesSep 20, 201260 min

Ranked #3 of 3 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

"The Key to the Cosmos," poses the ultimate-of-ultimate questions: Why does the universe exist and why does it follow rules and laws? What's the point of the enormous, endless cosmos, and why is it so perfectly tuned so as to allow life to exist? From

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes3

Cast4

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Narrator (voice)

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Self

Tom Bonington

Tom Bonington

Brain Surgeon

Bill Hutchens

Bill Hutchens

Galileo

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Episode Summary

"The Key to the Cosmos" is episode 2 of Stephen Hawking's Grand Design season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 85 votes, ranking #3 of 3 episodes this season (season average 8.3). It aired on September 20, 2012.