Lost Horizons: The Big Bang
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Lost Horizons: The Big Bang
The remarkable idea that our universe simply began from nothing has not always been accepted with the conviction it is today and, from fiercely disputed leftfield beginnings, took the best part of the 20th century to emerge as the triumphant explanation of how the universe began. Using curious horn-shaped antennas, U-2 spy planes, satellites and particle accelerators, scientists have slowly pieced together the cosmological jigsaw, and this documentary charts the overwhelming evidence for a universe created by a Big Bang. (R)
- Broadcast on:
- BBC Four, 7:00pm Friday 2nd January 2009
- First broadcast:
- Thursday 4th September 2008
- Duration:
- 60 minutes
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