| Human Universe | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Documentary series |
| Presented by | Professor Brian Cox |
| Composer | Philip Sheppard |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Andrew Cohen |
| Producer | Gideon Bradshaw |
| Cinematography | Paul O'Callaghan |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BBC / Science Channel co-production |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 7 October – 4 November 2014 |
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Human Universe is a British television series broadcast on BBC Two, presented by Professor Brian Cox.[1] An accompanying book was also published.
Production
[edit]Human Universe was commissioned by Janice Hadlow for BBC Two and Kim Shillinglaw, head commissioner for science and natural history.[2] The series consists of five sixty-minute episodes.[2][3]
International broadcast
[edit]
Australia – This programme premiered on ABC on 7 January 2015, under the title Human Universe with Brian Cox.[4]
Flanders – International version of this programme (Brian Cox replaced by different local presenters) premiered on the VRT, which reaches the Flemish inhabitants of Belgium, on 3 June 2015, under the title Human Universe.
Hong Kong – This programme premiered on TVB Pearl on 24 June 2015.[5]
United States – This programme premiered on Science Channel on 10 June 2015, under the title Hacking the Universe.[6]
Merchandise
[edit]DVD releases of the series are set to be released on 10 November 2014. A book, written by Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen, accompanying the series was released on 9 October 2014, with a Kindle e-book version also made available on 31 October 2014.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Plunkett, John (27 November 2013). "Brian Cox set for new BBC2 series". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ a b "BBC Two and BBC Four announce raft of new science commissions". BBC. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Dowell, Ben (27 November 2013). "Brian Cox to turn away from stars and look at what it is to be human in new BBC2 series". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Knox, David (2 January 2015). "Airdate: Human Universe with Brian Cox". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Human Universe 我們的宇宙". TVB. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Hacking the Universe". Science Channel. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Human Universe at BBC Online
- "Human Universe" – via BBC Earth.
- Human Universe at IMDb
