| Space | |
|---|---|
The Ultimate Journey Beyond Any Known Universe |
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| Also known as | Hyperspace |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Sam Neill |
| Theme music composer | Ty Unwin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Philip Dolling & Emma Swain |
| Producer(s) | Luke Campbell & Jeremy Turner |
| Running time | 174 minutes (6 episodes) |
| Broadcast | |
| Picture format | 1.78:1 |
| Original run | 22 July 2001 – 26 August 2001 |
Space (Hyperspace in the United States) is a 2001 BBC documentary which ran for six episodes covering a number of topics in relation to outer space. The series is hosted and narrated by actor Sam Neill.
| # | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Star Stuff" | July 22, 2001 |
| The first episode covers the origins of life and how everything is produced by the process in which stars burn their fuel. | ||
| 2 | "Staying Alive" | July 29, 2001 |
| This episode analyses the chances of Earth being destroyed by a black hole or asteroid. | ||
| 3 | "Black Holes" | August 5, 2001 |
| Episode three looks at how black holes are formed and how they behave, with potential to destroy the solar system. | ||
| 4 | "Are We Alone?" | August 12, 2001 |
| Number four looks for potential homes of extraterrestrial life and the chances that humans could make contact. | ||
| 5 | "New Worlds" | August 19, 2001 |
| The fifth episode covers the possibility of colonising and terraforming planets both in our solar system and beyond into deep space. | ||
| 6 | "Boldly Go" | August 26, 2001 |
| In the final episode looks at the technologies that are being developed to further enable our venture into space. | ||