The Planets

This is an article about the miniseries The Planets. For other uses, see The Planets or planet.

The Planets
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	David McNab
Composer(s)	Jim Meacock
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	8
Production
Cinematography	Simon Fanthorpe
Running time	390 min. (8 episodes)
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC Two
Picture format	1.78:1
Original run	April 1 – June 1, 1999

The Planets is an educational miniseries produced by the BBC and A&E and released in 1999. It documents the Solar System and its nature, formation, and discovery by humans during the space age. The series of eight episodes includes a substantial amount of archival footage from both the U.S. and Soviet space programs. It also depicts the Solar System through computer graphics. The eight episodes are: Different Worlds, Terra Firma, Giants, Moon, Atmosphere, Sun, Life, and Destiny.

External links

• The Planets at the Internet Movie Database
• The Planets at TV.com

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