A stimulating series narrated by John Hurt, Universe joins cosmologists on the threshold of new discoveries that could unlock the mysteries of our origin and point towards our destiny. A total of four episodes are included: The Big Bang, Stars, Planets and Alien Life...all on DVD for the first time (VHS released 2000). In these four episodes we take an incredible journey through time and space using computer generated graphics and breathtaking imagery from the Hubble space telescope. Features interviews with leading cosmologists, astronomers and world renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.