Series
Everything and Nothing
Documentary
Two-part documentary which deals with two of the deepest questions there are - what is everything, and what is nothing? Professor Jim Al-Khalili searches for an answer to these questions as he explores the true size and shape of the universe and delves into the amazing science behind apparent nothingness.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Everything21 Mar 2011 · 60mThe first part, Everything, sees Professor Al-Khalili set out to discover what the universe might actually look like. The journey takes him from the distant past to the boundaries of the known universe. Along the way he charts the remarkable stories of the men and women who discovered the truth about the cosmos and investigates how our understanding of space has been shaped by both mathematics and astronomy.
- 2Nothing28 Mar 2011 · 60mThe second part, Nothing, explores science at the very limits of human perception, where we now understand the deepest mysteries of the universe lie. Jim sets out to answer one very simple question - what is nothing? His journey ends with perhaps the most profound insight about reality that humanity has ever made. Everything came from nothing. The quantum world of the supersmall shaped the vast universe we inhabit today, and Jim can prove it.
Details
- First aired
- 21 Mar 2011
- Last aired
- 28 Mar 2011
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 2
- Votes
- 14 on TMDB
Cast
Jim Al-KhaliliSelf - Presenter- CCarlos FrenkSelf
- SSimon SchafferSelf
- IIan StewartSelf
