This episode of the science series explores a dizzying world of cosmic bounces, rips and multiple universes, and finds out what happened before the big bang.
They are the biggest questions that science can possibly ask: where did everything in our universe come from? How did it all begin? For nearly a hundred years, we thought we had the answer - a big bang some 14 billion years ago.
But now some scientists believe that was not really the beginning. Our universe may have had a life before this violent moment of creation.
Horizon takes the ultimate trip into the unknown to explore a dizzying world of cosmic bounces, rips and multiple universes, and finds out what happened before the big bang.
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The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Scissorhands: main theme
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Harry Gregson‐Williams
Lucky Star
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Thomas Newman
Six Feet Under
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.![]()
Jim Dooley
Ancient Crystal
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Richard Beddow
Prism of Light
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Robert Bennett
Violetta
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William Kingswood
Blue Whale
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Scott Glasgow
Whispering Forest
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Anthony Phillips
Hesitant Steps
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London Music Works & Cliff Martinez
Solaris: Don't Blow It
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Derek Austin
Blue Whale
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Scott Glasgow
The Waltz of the Three Witches
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Emanuel Taylor
Genesis
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Barry Michaels
Glasshouses
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Andrew Skeet
Firefly Flickers
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Daniel Pemberton
Masquerade
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Andrew Skeet & Luke Gordon
Timeless Worlds 2
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William Kingswood
Story Ends
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Andrew Skeet & Luke Gordon
Chasing Shadows
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Atli Örvarsson
Miss Understood
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Andrew Blaney
Twists and Turns
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Philip Sheppard
Far But Close
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Stephen Donald Rucker
What's Behind the Curtains
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Minelli
Demented Spirits
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Rob Elliott
Cream Machine
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James S. Levine
Nevergreen
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Murray Monroe
Strange Meeting
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Peter Leonard |
| Producer | Peter Leonard |
Broadcasts
Mon 11 Oct 201021:00BBC HD & BBC Two
Sat 18 Dec 201002:05- Thu 15 Dec 201120:00
- Fri 16 Dec 201101:25
- Thu 11 Oct 201220:00
- Fri 12 Oct 201200:05
- Sat 13 Oct 201220:00
- Sun 14 Oct 201201:50
- Mon 3 Mar 201420:00
- Thu 6 Mar 201423:30
- Sun 14 Jun 201523:45
- Fri 19 Jun 201500:45
- Mon 20 Jun 201621:00
- Tue 21 Jun 201603:00
