The best episodes of The Planets

Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it. Fewer than 10 rated episodes — treat this ranking as provisional.

1. 01

   S01E05 · June 25, 2019 · 58m

   Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds9.5

   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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2. 02

   S01E03 · June 11, 2019 · 58m

   The Godfather: Jupiter8.5

   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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3. 03

   S01E04 · June 18, 2019 · 58m

   Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn8.5

   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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4. 04

   S01E01 · May 28, 2019 · 58m

   A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets8.0

   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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5. 05

   S01E02 · June 4, 2019 · 58m

   The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars7.8

   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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