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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 28 min. 30 sec.) ; 529952856 bytes |
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This is the extraordinary story of the planet's most famous living scientist, Stephen Hawking, told for the first time in his own words and by those closest to him. Made with unique access to Hawking's private life, this is an intimate and moving journey into Stephen's world, both past and present.An inspirational portrait of an iconic figure, Hawking relates his incredible personal journey from boyhood under-achiever, to PhD genius, to being diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease and given just two years to live.Despite the constant threat of death, Hawking has continued to make many remarkable scientific discoveries, and his bravery which has shaped his inspirational life has propelled him to an unexpected fame and super-stardom. (From the UK) (Documentary) G CC **Premiere** Follow the conversation on twitter #SBSdoco |
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Broadcast 2014-03-02 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Autobiography.
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Cosmology.
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Physicists -- Biography.
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Hawking, Stephen, 1942-.
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California -- San Jose.
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Streaming video
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Finnigan, Stephen, director
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Chapple, Nathan, cast
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King, Martin, cast
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Lovell, Joe, cast
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Lovell, Tina, cast
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Macrae, Finlay, cast
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O'Regan, Tanya, cast
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Pelling, Arthur, cast
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