Human Universe
TV series with Brian Cox
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Human Universe is a British television series broadcast on BBC Two, presented by Professor Brian Cox.[1] An accompanying book was also published.
GenreDocumentary series
Presented byProfessor Brian Cox
ComposerPhilip Sheppard
Country of originUnited Kingdom
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| Genre | Documentary series |
| Presented by | Professor Brian Cox |
| Composer | Philip Sheppard |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Andrew Cohen |
| Producer | Gideon Bradshaw |
| Cinematography | Paul O'Callaghan |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BBC / Science Channel co-production |
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| Release | 7 October – 4 November 2014 |
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Production
Human Universe was commissioned by Janice Hadlow for BBC Two and Kim Shillinglaw, head commissioner for science and natural history.[2] The series consists of five sixty-minute episodes.[2][3]
International broadcast
Australia – This programme premiered on ABC on 7 January 2015, under the title Human Universe with Brian Cox.[4]
Flanders – International version of this programme (Brian Cox replaced by different local presenters) premiered on the VRT, which reaches the Flemish inhabitants of Belgium, on 3 June 2015, under the title Human Universe.
Hong Kong – This programme premiered on TVB Pearl on 24 June 2015.[5]
United States – This programme premiered on Science Channel on 10 June 2015, under the title Hacking the Universe.[6]
Merchandise
DVD releases of the series are set to be released on 10 November 2014. A book, written by Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen, accompanying the series was released on 9 October 2014, with a Kindle e-book version also made available on 31 October 2014.
