Space: Flying Visits - Star Stuff

Take a look at the life cycle of the cosmos, from exploding suns to the birth of new planets, and discover how the origins of life exist in an exploding supernova.

Narrator Sam Neill is probably best known for his acting roles in TV drama series 'Reilly: Ace of Spies' and feature films 'The Piano' and 'Jurassic Park'. He came close to winning the part of James Bond in the 1987 movie 'The Living Daylights', but the character was eventually played by Timothy Dalton.

The facts in this programme were correct at the time of first broadcast.

↗ Originally broadcast 7 October 2003.

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