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The Meteorites conjures a small epiphany about our own place in the universe The Sunday Times Dazzling Financial TimesFrom your window you can see the stars and distant planets light years away it s easy to think that our existences and theirs will never intersect Yet meteorites mysterious irregular rocks of sometimes immense value connect us with the vastness of the universe They may have brought the first life to our planet and today they still reveal extraordinary scientific insights Helen Gordon reveals the fascinating stories of fallen meteorites and the lives they ve touched from collectors to kings scientists to farmers She meets amateur astronomers and gem dealers goes meteorite hunting across rooftops and learns what objects moving through space can tell us about the fragility of life on Earth

Across the six episodes on BBC One and BBC iPlayer we will meet a range of spectacular dinosaur species in an array of prehistoric landscapes These include a Spinosaurus the largest carnivorous dinosaur to ever walk the earth roaming the rivers of ancient Morocco a youthful Triceratops battling a ravenous T rex in North America and a lonely giant Lusotitan risking it all for a love in Portugal