Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play A triple set of BBC documentaries presented by Professor Brian Cox & Wonders of the Solar System& (2010) focuses on such phenomena as Saturn&s rings the solar flares of the Sun & the deserts of Mars to demonstrate how the forces that shaped our world are also responsible for creating some of the most breathtaking sights in our solar system In the follow-up series & Wonders of the Universe& (2011) Cox continues his exploration of the universe & its effect on human life Vast complex & almost infinite the universe has been the subject of human fascination & scientific exploration for thousands of years Its properties can seem impossible to grasp but this series uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain the fundamental principles that underpin the laws of nature such as light gravity matter & time Finally in & Wonders of Life (2012) Cox tells the story of the origins & history of life from the fundamental laws which govern its creation to the myriad species that populate our planet Tracing how light gravity time matter & energy combined 37 billion years ago to begin a process which ultimately led to the huge diversity of life we now have on Earth Cox visits locations around the world to reveal how life came to adapt & develop in the most unusual & unexpected places