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The Worst Episodes of The Planets

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The Worst Episodes of The Planets

Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.

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  1. Background image for A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
    8.6/10(380 votes)

    #1 - A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets

    S1:E1

    The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play?

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  2. Background image for The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
    8.6/10(326 votes)

    #2 - The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars

    S1:E2

    Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Godfather: Jupiter
    8.7/10(311 votes)

    #3 - The Godfather: Jupiter

    S1:E3

    Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets.

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    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
    8.7/10(252 votes)

    #4 - Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds

    S1:E5

    In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.

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  5. Background image for Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
    8.8/10(291 votes)

    #5 - Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn

    S1:E4

    Professor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transformed into a gas giant, ring-less and similar looking to its rival, Jupiter.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets" is the worst rated episode of "The Planets". It scored 8.6/10 based on 380 votes. Directed by Martin Johnson, Stephen Cooter and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/28/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars".