Stephen Hawking's Universe: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Professor Stephen Hawking looks at the history of mankind's thinking on the Universe, from the ancient Greeks through to the work of Galileo, Newton, Einstein and Hubble. His six-part documentary series covers the major theories in relation to the make up and creation of our universe, including the current thinking on the Big Bang, origins of the universe, dark matter, black holes, etc. The program includes interviews with leading astronomers and scientists, as well as commentary from Stephen Hawking himself. Viewers interested in Astronomy may also want to view the television series Cosmos by Carl Sagan, which offers a more in depth review of Astronomy, especially regarding the history of Astronomy.

Series details

• Title: Stephen Hawking's Universe
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1997-08-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-10-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26898
• IMDb ID: tt0124259
• TVDB ID: 74725

Cast and credited roles

• Stephen Hawking — Himself

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-08-31; final listed air date 1997-10-05.

Source and licence

Adapted from Stephen Hawking's Universe on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.