Within the next 20 years, we may discover another planet capable of supporting life. What might such a planet look like? Where are we most likely to find it first? What types of life could be possible? These questions and more are explored by astronomers,astrophysicists, and biologists in this National Geographic special presentation. ...

Episode 2 - An Everyday Miracle: The absolute wonder of pregnancy is covered here, and we follow the development from pre-conception to eventual birth of a couple, Phillippa and Jeff's, little girl. It's amazing how little is still known about much of what happens, and indeed how risky the whole process is. Only one out of six embryos ...

Episode 1 - Life Story: Acting essentially as an introductory overview of what is to come, we find out a number of quite amazing facts about ourselves, such as the rather icky news that we evolved from bacteria many millions of years ago, and our many similarities to other species in the animal world.