| Space |
The Ultimate Journey Beyond Any Known Universe |
| 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.
[edit] Episodes
| # |
Title |
Original Air Date |
| 1 |
"Star Stuff" |
July 22, 2001 (2001-07-22) |
| 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 (2001-07-29) |
| This episode analyses the chances of Earth being destroyed by a black hole or asteroid. |
| 3 |
"Black Holes" |
August 5, 2001 (2001-08-05) |
| 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 (2001-08-12) |
| Number four looks for potential homes of extraterrestrial life and the chances that humans could make contact. |
| 5 |
"New Worlds" |
August 19, 2001 (2001-08-19) |
| 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 (2001-08-26) |
| In the final episode looks at the technologies that are being developed to further enable our venture into space. |
[edit] DVD releases
- The series was released on region 2 DVD in 2001 by BBC Video.
- In 2002, the series was released in the United States on region 1 DVD (under the alternate title Hyperspace), also by BBC Video.
[edit] External links
United Kingdom
