How the Universe Works
| How the Universe Works | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | HtUW |
| Genre | Documentary miniseries |
| Narrated by |
Mike Rowe (Seasons 1, 3) Erik Todd Dellums (Season 2) |
| Composer(s) | Richard Blair-Oliphant |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Hannah James / Stuart Carter |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Marsh |
| Running time | 43 mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel |
Discovery Channel The Science Channel |
| Original run | April 25, 2010 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
How the Universe Works is a mini-series that originally aired on the Discovery Channel April 25, 2010 to May 24, 2010. The first and third seasons were narrated by Mike Rowe[1] and the second by Erik Todd Dellums.[2] The first season was released on Blu-ray on February 28, 2012.[3] The second season of the show moved to The Science Channel, consisting of 8 episodes. The second season aired between July 11, 2012 and August 29, 2012.[4] The third season aired between July 9, 2014 and September 3, 2014.[5]
Episode list
Season 1
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Big Bang" | Louise V. Say | April 25, 2010 |
| 2 | "Black Holes" | Peter Chinn | May 2, 2010 |
| 3 | "Alien Galaxies" | Louise V. Say | May 10, 2010 |
| 4 | "Extreme Stars" | Peter Chinn | May 10, 2010 |
| 5 | "Supernovas" | Shaun Trevisick | May 17, 2010 |
| 6 | "Extreme Planets" | Lorne Townend | May 17, 2010 |
| 7 | "Alien Solar Systems" | Lorne Townend | May 24, 2010 |
| 8 | "Alien Moons" | Shaun Trevisick | May 24, 2010 |
Season 2
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Volcanoes - The Furnaces Of Life" | Alex Hearle | July 11, 2012 |
| 2 | "Megastorms - The Winds Of Creation" | Alex Hearle | July 18, 2012 |
| 3 | "Exoplanets - Planets From Hell" | Kate Dart | July 25, 2012 |
| 4 | "Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms" | Kate Dart | August 1, 2012 |
| 5 | "Extreme Orbits - Clockwork And Creation" | Adam Warner | August 8, 2012 |
| 6 | "Comets - Frozen Wanderers" | Adam Warner | August 15, 2012 |
| 7 | "Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were" | George Harris | August 22, 2012 |
| 8 | "Birth of the Earth" | George Harris | August 29, 2012 |
Season 3
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Journey from the Center of the Sun" | July 9, 2014 | |
| 2 | "The End of the Universe" | July 16, 2014 | |
| 3 | "Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?" | July 23, 2014 | |
| 4 | "First Second of the Big Bang" | July 30, 2014 | |
| 5 | "Is Saturn Alive?" | August 6, 2014 | |
| 6 | "Weapons of Mass Extinction" | August 13, 2014 | |
| 7 | "Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?" | August 20, 2014 | |
| 8 | "Our Voyage to the Stars" | August 27, 2014 | |
| 9 | "The Search for a Second Earth" | September 3, 2014 |
See also
- The Universe
- Through the Wormhole
- Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
- Alien Planet
- Extreme Universe
- Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
References
- ↑ "How the Universe Works Videos". Discovery Channel. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ↑ How the Universe Works at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "How the Universe Works Blu-ray". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ↑ "How the Universe Works Season 2". The Science Channel. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ "How the Universe Works listings on TheFutonCritic". Retrieved 10 July 2014.