Hyperspace

Season 1 Episode 2: Staying Alive

Jul 29, 2001NR30m8.2

Sam Neill takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the galaxy to discover how disasters in space regularly threaten our entire world. We go back to the very earliest days of our planet to see why we are lucky life ever got started, and we learn just what will happen if a massive asteroid ends up on a collision course with Earth.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Star Stuff

1. Star Stuff

Aired: Jul 22, 2001

All life on Earth, including humans, comes from outer space - every single mo...

Episode 2 Staying Alive

2. Staying Alive

Aired: Jul 29, 2001

Sam Neill takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the galaxy to discover how...

Episode 3 Black Holes

3. Black Holes

Aired: Aug 5, 2001

Episode three looks at how black holes are formed and how they behave, with p...

Episode 4 Are We Alone?

4. Are We Alone?

Aired: Aug 12, 2001

Are We Alone? looks at the possibility of extraterrestrial life and visits SE...

Episode 5 New Worlds

5. New Worlds

Aired: Aug 19, 2001

Even if we avoid destruction by asteroids, we face eventual melt-down, as our...

Episode 6 Boldly Go

6. Boldly Go

Aired: Aug 26, 2001

If humans are ever to reach deep space, there will need to be some revolution...


Info about Hyperspace

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Documentary