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Title Richard Hammond Builds A Planet: Ep 2 Of 2 / Director: Simpkiss, Nigel
Published Australia : ABC, 2013
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Summary It's the ultimate engineering project, but just how do you build a planet, a solar system and a galaxy from scratch, and what happens if you get any part of it wrong? Presented by Richard Hammond, this exciting new two-part series draws on specially filmed interviews with the world's top scientists and engineers as well as stunning interactive CGI to show step by step how a planet is put together.A cosmic construction foreman supervises each stage in the building of the earth, the solar system and the galaxy, but like any construction project there will be mistakes - a moon in the wrong place or a little too much iron in the mix. Even minor slip-ups will have surprising consequences and out of these mistakes will come real insights into what makes our planet and our solar system exactly right for us.Tonight, to understand the connection between us and the universe, Richard goes back to the start and, at the top of his tower, builds a universe from scratch. From suns to galaxies, Richard constructs it all with help found in the most unlikely places.PRODUCTION DETAILS:60 minutes. A BBC/Science Channel co-production
Event Broadcast 2014-03-16 at 19:30:00
Notes Classification: G
Subject Astrophysics -- Observations.
Hydrogen -- Analysis.
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Planets -- Origin.
Exploration of outer space.
California.
Form Streaming video
Author Simpkiss, Nigel, director
Slee, Mike, director
Hammond, Richard, host