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All Episodes of Wonders of Life

Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.
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Season 1

  • What Is Life?
    8.3/103 votes

    What Is Life?

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/27/2013

    Professor Brian Cox journeys to Southeast Asia to see how life began on Earth and how the flow of energy created and supports life.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Expanding Universe
    8.5/102 votes

    Expanding Universe

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/2013

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Endless Forms Most Beautiful
    8.5/102 votes

    Endless Forms Most Beautiful

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/10/2013

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Size Matters
    8.0/101 votes

    Size Matters

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/17/2013

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Home
    8.0/101 votes

    Home

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/24/2013

    In the final episode, Cox explains what makes Earth a home for life and asks what ingredients were required for complex life to begin.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown