22 July (2001-07-22) – 26 August 2001 (2001-08-26)
Space (Hyperspace in the United States) is a 2001 BBCdocumentary which ran for six episodes covering a number of topics in relation to outer space. The series is hosted and narrated by actor Sam Neill.
Episodes
#
Title
Original Air Date
1
"Star Stuff"
22 July 2001 (2001-07-22)
The first episode covers the origins of life and how everything is produced by the process in which stars burn their fuel.
2
"Staying Alive"
29 July 2001 (2001-07-29)
This episode analyses the chances of Earth being destroyed by a black hole or asteroid.
3
"Black Holes"
5 August 2001 (2001-08-05)
Episode three looks at how black holes are formed and how they behave, with potential to destroy the Solar System.
4
"Are We Alone?"
12 August 2001 (2001-08-12)
Number four looks for potential homes of extraterrestrial life and the chances that humans could make contact.
5
"New Worlds"
19 August 2001 (2001-08-19)
The fifth episode covers the possibility of colonising and terraforming planets both in the Solar System and beyond into deep space.
6
"Boldly Go"
26 August 2001 (2001-08-26)
The final episode looks at the technologies that are being developed to further enable humans ventures into space.
DVD releases
The series was released on region 2 DVD in 2001 by BBC Video.
In 2002, the series was released in the United States on region 1 DVD (under the alternate title Hyperspace), also by BBC Video.
