The Planets

The Planets (1999)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 1999-04-29
  • Last Air Date: 1999-06-17
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 8
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 48 min.
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Network: BBC Two
  • Director:
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Summary

Documentary series tracing mankind's exploration of our solar system.

  • Keywords: space, planet, solar system, space exploration
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    The Planets Trailer

    The Planets Seasons

    Season 0

    First Air Date:
    3 Episodes

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1999-04-29
    8 Episodes

    The Planets Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Jupiter: King of the Planets60 min
    Season 1Episode 2Mars: The Definitive Guide60 min
    Season 1Episode 3Venus: The Hell Planet60 min
    Season 1Episode 4Saturn: Mysteries Among the Rings70 min
    Season 1Episode 5Planet 9: The Lost World70 min
    Season 1Episode 6Pluto: The Secret Science60 min
    Season 1Episode 7Alien Worlds: Stranger Than Fiction60 min
    Season 1Episode 8The Moon: Earth's Guardian Angel60 min
    Season 2Episode 1Earth: The Secret History60 min
    Season 2Episode 2Alien Planets: Cosmic Nightmares60 min
    Season 2Episode 3Milky Way: The Monster Inside60 min
    Season 2Episode 4Ends of the Solar System: Strange Frontiers60 min
    Season 2Episode 5Ice Giants: The Frozen Aliens60 min
    Season 2Episode 6Alien Galaxies: The Strange Secrets60 min
    Season 2Episode 7Mercury: The Cursed Planet60 min
    Season 2Episode 8Comets: Mysteries from the Deep60 min
    Season 2Episode 9The Sun: Secrets of Our Star60 min
    Season 2Episode 10The Solar System: Alien Origins62 min
    Season 2Episode 11Dwarf Planets: Aliens Among Us62 min
    Season 2Episode 12Alien Stars: Mystery of the Monsters62 min
    Season 2Episode 13Alien Volcanoes: Life in Hell62 min
    Season 2Episode 14Alien Moons: The Next Earth62 min
    Season 2Episode 15Alien Oceans: Search for Life62 min
    • Samuel West

      as Himself - Narrator
    Editing David Murray Editor
    Camera Simon Fanthorpe Director of Photography
    Editing Paul van Dyck Editor
    Sound Robin Green Sound Editor
    Directing David McNab Director
    Visual Effects Paul McGuinness Special Effects Supervisor
    Visual Effects Paul McGuinness Visual Effects Supervisor
    Writing David McNab Writer
    Editing Gerard Evans Editor
    Production David McNab Producer
    Production John Lynch Executive Producer
    Sound Jim Meacock Music

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