Wonders of Life
What Is Life?
Season 1 Episode 1 of 5
Professor Brian Cox travels around the world to investigate whether the emergence of life was an inevitable consequence of the physical laws that govern the universe. On the edge of Taal Volcano lake in the Philippines, he demonstrates how the first spark of life may have arisen from the chemical changes caused when heat from the inner Earth forced its way to the surface. The physicist also swims with millions of golden jellyfish, which have algae embedded in their structures that draw energy from the sun and nourish the creatures
Wonders of Life airs on BBC Two England at 4:15 PM, Monday 11 November. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Brian Cox
Presenter
Stephen Cooter
Producer
James Van der Pool
Series Producer
Andrew Cohen
Executive Producer