Space porn for your brain, narrated by a voice that could read a grocery list and still sound profound.
48 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestWhat is the long-term fate of the planets in our solar system? Voyage to a future billions of years in the distance. Explore the Sun's expansion as it engulfs its planetary progeny in the final, fiery act of its billion-year long dilemma.
Score
Dudley Goodall's music makes gas giants feel like cathedral visits.
Production
Pre-CGI practical effects that aged like fine space wine.
Direction
McNab structures each planet like a tragic character study.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Samuel West recorded all narration in a single week, reportedly developing a 'planet voice' he couldn't shake for months.
This series aired months before Pluto's demotion conspiracy theories began, making its 'nine planets' structure accidentally nostalgic.
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