World renowned physicist and visionary Stephen Hawking passed away yesterday at the age of 76. Widely depicted in TV and films, he was famous for his work with black holes and wrote several science books including A Brief History of Time.
Relive the extraordinary life of Stephen Hawking through the following programmes:
Synopsis: Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the remarkable story of Stephen Hawking’s early years as a PHD student at Cambridge, following his search for the ‘beginning of time’ and his courageous struggle against life-threatening illness.
Telecast details: Saturday,17 March, 805pm |Sunday,18 March, 1025am and 545pm| Wednesday,21 March, 1040pm
Synopsis: In this landmark film, Professor Hawking, engineer and radio astronomy expert Professor Danielle George and Christophe Galfard, former student of Professor Hawking, join forces to find out if, and how, humans can reach for the stars and relocate to different planets.
Telecast details: Saturday, 17 March, 805pm
Synopsis: The two part series starts with Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking: Aliens, where Dr. Hawking takes a look at one of the most important mysteries facing humankind – the likelihood of an alien, intelligent life. He then explores the possibility of time travel, discovering the pitfalls and prospects of a technology that could quite literally change our lives on Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking: Time Travel.See how the universe began, how stars and black holes are created, and how everything will end on Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking: The Story of Everything. A must-watch for intergalactic fans, Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking is a unique and unforgettable collaboration of art and science, a series that sets a new benchmark for the industry.
Telecast details: Saturday, 17 March, 955pm
Synopsis: The programme delves into the subjects of stem cells, both embryonic and adult, to explore what these wondrous and baffling mechanisms are capable of. This one-off is led by a pioneer in the science world, Sir Stephen Hawking, who explores what exactly stem cells are and if they are the key to our future or a ticking time bomb waiting to detonate?
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Telecast details: Sunday, 18 March, 8pm
Synopsis: Stephen Hawking takes a group of three volunteers on a journey of discovery. He sets them a series of challenges to help them answer some big questions about the world around us, and shows how easy it is to reach some startling conclusions, if you can put yourself into the mind of a genius.
Telecast details: Sunday, 18 March, 805pm
Synopsis: Dr. Hawking addresses three more of the most contentious issues that surround scientific understanding. Did God create the universe? To answer this controversial and age old question, Hawking takes us on a journey through humanity’s history of appraising our place in the Universe – from Vikings facing down eclipses to the laws of modern cosmology. In What is the meaning of life? From Descartes to the latest advances in quantum physics, Hawking explores this fascinating territory with his famous fearless zeal as he questions the very nature of reality itself. And what he regards as The Key to the Cosmos: This is Hawking’s legacy, a profound, beautiful and exciting story that will reveal the ultimate theory of physics, changing the way you think about the cosmos forever.
Telecast details: Sunday, 18 March, 9pm
Synopsis: Presented by Stephen Hawking, this episode carries out road tests of bio-inspired robots and reveals how the future could look now that wireless power is finally being realized.
Rest in peace, Stephen Hawking.
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