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Quick Info

Rating

8.4/10

Release2019

Seasons1

Episodes5

StatusEnded

Networks

BBC Two

Production

BBC Studios Science Unit

TV Show

The Planets

8.4

2019

Documentary

Synopsis

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

Seasons

Episodes

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