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The End
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Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined.
Professor Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the distant future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined and, at the frontier of our understanding, encounters a mysterious and enigmatic force that promises to change physics forever.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jim Al-Khalili |
| Series Producer | Nigel Paterson |
| Director | Ben Wilson |
| Producer | Ben Wilson |
| Executive Producer | Jonathan Renouf |
Broadcasts
- Tue 29 Mar 2016 21:00
- Wed 30 Mar 2016 03:00
- Thu 31 Mar 2016 23:00
- Thu 8 Sep 2016 22:00
- Mon 12 Sep 2016 01:30
- Mon 17 Apr 2017 22:00
- Thu 30 Nov 2017 23:30
- Thu 11 Jul 2019 23:00
- Wed 22 Sep 2021 23:00
- Wed 25 Jan 2023 21:00
- Thu 26 Jan 2023 01:50
- Wed 29 Jan 2025 21:00
- Thu 30 Jan 2025 01:30
- Tue 22 Sep 2026 22:00
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