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Wonders of the Solar System: Empire of the Sun

Wonders of the Solar System (2010)

Documentary | UK

Director: Paul Olding, Gideon Bradshaw

BBC Four | Sunday, 28 August 2022 | 23:40

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Rating: 8.1/10

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 1 - Empire of the Sun

SYNOPSIS

Professor Brian Cox explores the powerhouse of them all, the sun. In India he witnesses a total solar eclipse and in Norway, he watches the battle between the sun's wind and Earth, as the night sky glows with the northern lights. ...

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Writer: Gideon Bradshaw

Producer: Andrew Cohen, Rebecca Edwards

RUNTIME: 60 min

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