alpha-Centauri / episode list

This list of alpha Centauri episodes contains all 217 episodes of the German science program α-Centauri sorted according to their broadcast on the German educational TV channel BR-alpha . α-Centauri was broadcast every 14 days from September 27, 1998 to January 31, 2007.

Bayerischer Rundfunk published all 217 episodes on 22 DVDs. However, the chronological order was not adhered to, but the episodes were sorted thematically in groups of four, with a DVD always dealing with two topics. In addition, from the fifth DVD onwards, there are always two thematically unassigned episodes as a bonus. Which episode is on which DVD can be seen in the following episode tables in the column "Number (DVD)".

Overview

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year	Season	Number of episodes	First broadcast (Germany)
1998	1	7th	September 27th to December 20th
1999	2	26th	January 3rd to December 19th
2000	3	26th	January 2nd to December 17th
2001	4th	26th	January 7th to December 23rd
2002	5	26th	January 6th to December 22nd
2003	6th	25th	January 5th to December 10th
2004	7th	26th	January 7th to December 22nd
2005	8th	26th	January 5th to December 21st
2006	9	26th	January 4th to December 20th
2007	10	3	January 3rd to 31st

Episodes

Number (total)	Number (year)	Episode title (German)	First broadcast ( BR-alpha )	Subject area	Number (DVD)
1	1	Why do we do astronomy ?	27 Sep 1998		16
2	2	Why are we fascinated by Mars ?	Oct 11, 1998		2
3	3	What is it about the face of Mars ?	Oct 25, 1998		13
4th	4th	Asteroids - Bombs from Space?	0Nov 8, 1998		3
5	5	How are stars formed ?	Nov 22, 1998	universe	1
6th	6th	How big is the universe ?	0Dec 6, 1998		1
7th	7th	Are we alone in the Universe? part One	Dec 20, 1998		6th
8th	1	What are black holes ?	0Jan. 3, 1999		5
9	2	Are there extrasolar planets ?	Jan. 17, 1999	Planets	15th
10	3	How did the moon come about ?	Jan. 31, 1999		6th
11	4th	How is our Milky Way structured?	Feb 14, 1999		1
12	5	What is dark matter ?	Feb. 28, 1999	The dark side of the universe	17th
13	6th	Can you travel to the stars?	14 Mar 1999		13
14th	7th	Is there schnapps in space?	28 Mar 1999	Life	16
15th	8th	Have we forgotten the planet Mercury ?	Apr 11, 1999	Planets	2
16	9	What is a northern light ?	Apr 25, 1999	Cosmic dangers and puzzles	21st
17th	10	Are there black holes in the Milky Way?	0May 9, 1999	universe	1
18th	11	How can one search for life in space?	May 23, 1999		14th
19th	12	How are galaxies formed ?	0June 6, 1999	Galaxies	13
20th	13	Why doesn't the moon fall on earth ?	June 20, 1999	earth	14th
21st	14th	Where does the sun get its energy from ?	04th July 1999	The bright side of the universe	19th
22nd	15th	What are sunspots and solar storms ?	July 18, 1999	The bright side of the universe	19th
23	16	What is a solar eclipse ?	0Aug 1, 1999	The bright side of the universe	19th
24	17th	Is Venus a twin of the earth?	Aug 15, 1999		2
25th	18th	Can Star Trek become a reality?	Aug 29, 1999		7th
26th	19th	What is a pulsar ?	Sep 12 1999	Gravity	15th
27	20th	Are we alone in the Universe? Part II	26 Sep 1999	Life	16
28	21st	Who are our cosmic neighbors?	Oct 10, 1999	The bright side of the universe	19th
29	22nd	What is a supernova ?	Oct 24, 1999	Explosions in the cosmos	14th
30th	23	What is terraforming ?	0Nov 7, 1999	Life	16
31	24	How was the weather 4 ½ billion years ago?	Nov 21, 1999		9
32	25th	Where does X-ray radiation come from in space?	0Dec 5, 1999		10
33	26th	Was there a star of Bethlehem ?	Dec 19, 1999		15th
34	1	What good is Jupiter to us ?	0Jan. 2, 2000	Solar system	12
35	2	What cosmic dangers threaten us?	Jan 16, 2000		9
36	3	Will the universe contract again?	Jan. 30, 2000	time	1
37	4th	How are galaxy clusters formed ?	Feb 13, 2000	Galaxy clusters	10
38	5	What is the big bang ?	Feb. 27, 2000		5
39	6th	What is a quasar ?	March 12 2000	Galactic nuclei	11
40	7th	Are the planetary orbits stable?	26th Mar 2000	Planets	15th
41	8th	What are brown dwarfs ?	0Apr 9, 2000	Cosmic dangers and puzzles	21st
42	9	How do you search for dark matter?	Apr 23, 2000	The dark side of the universe	17th
43	10	What's new about aliens ?	0May 7, 2000		10
44	11	How was your May 5th?	May 21, 2000		8th
45	12	Where is the next black hole?	0June 4, 2000	Gravity	15th
46	13	What is Eta Carinae ?	June 18, 2000	Stars	16
47	14th	What is the Horsehead Nebula ?	0July 2, 2000	Cosmic dangers and puzzles	21st
48	15th	Do young stars smoke?	July 16, 2000	Stars	16
49	16	Why does Saturn have rings?	July 30, 2000	Planets	2
50	17th	What happened in the first three minutes?	Aug 13, 2000		11
51	18th	Why is the world the way it is?	Aug 27, 2000		7th
52	19th	How did the solar system come about?	Sep 10 2000		16
53	20th	What are gravitational waves ?	Sep 24 2000	Gravity	15th
54	21st	How thin was the primordial soup ?	0Oct 8, 2000	Life	16
55	22nd	How do you measure distances in space? part One	Oct 22, 2000	Stars	2
56	23	What is a high speed cloud ?	0Nov 5, 2000	Cosmic dangers and puzzles	21st
57	24	How many dimensions does the universe have?	Nov 19, 2000	time	1
58	25th	Where does our gold come from ?	0Dec 3, 2000	universe	1
59	26th	Do galaxies collide?	Dec 17, 2000	Galaxies & Cosmic Rays	18th
60	1	How do you measure distances in space? Part II	0Jan. 7, 2001	Stars	2
61	2	Is there a 10th planet?	Jan. 21, 2001	Planets	2
62	3	How old is the earth	0Feb. 4, 2001	The earth and other heavenly bodies	20th
63	4th	How do you measure distances in space? Part III	Feb. 18, 2001	Stars	2
64	5	What is time ?	04th Mar 2001	time	1
65	6th	What is an atomic nucleus ?	18 Mar 2001	Galaxies & Cosmic Rays	18th
66	7th	What is radosophy ?	0Apr 1, 2001		8th
67	8th	Why is Uranus crooked?	Apr 15, 2001	Planets	2
68	9	What are double stars ?	Apr 29, 2001	Everyday astrophysical questions	22nd
69	10	What is background radiation ?	May 13, 2001	Big bang	4th
70	11	Are black holes merging?	May 27, 2001	universe	1
71	12	What is simultaneity ?	June 10, 2001	time	1
72	13	How do we know all this?	June 24, 2001	Stars	2
73	14th	Is space empty?	0July 8, 2001	Galaxies & Cosmic Rays	18th
74	15th	Does the earth's magnetic field disintegrate ?	July 22, 2001	earth	3
75	16	What is the solar wind ?	0Aug 5, 2001	The bright side of the universe	19th
76	17th	What does the future of the universe look like?	Aug 19, 2001	Big bang	4th
77	18th	Where do the asteroids come from ?	0Sep 2 2001	astrophysics	3
78	19th	How cold is it in the universe?	16 Sep 2001	The bright side of the universe	19th
79	20th	Are there extraterrestrials?	Sep 30 2001	Cosmic dangers and puzzles	21st
80	21st	What was before the Big Bang ?	Oct 14, 2001		4th
81	22nd	Where was the big bang?	Oct 28, 2001	Big bang	4th
82	23	Why do ice ages come about ?	Nov 11, 2001	earth	3
83	24	Is there astronomy without a telescope ?	Nov 25, 2001	Everyday astrophysical questions	22nd
84	25th	Are the laws of nature random?	0Dec 9, 2001	Laws of nature	4th
85	26th	What are wormholes ?	23 Dec 2001	The dark side of the universe	17th
86	1	Quo vadis astronomy?	0Jan. 6, 2002	Laws of nature	4th
87	2	Do black holes move in space?	Jan. 20, 2002	The dark side of the universe	17th
88	3	What are tachyons ?	0Feb 3, 2002	Cosmic dangers and puzzles	21st
89	4th	What is dark energy ?	Feb. 17, 2002	The dark side of the universe	17th
90	5	What are globular clusters ?	03rd Mar 2002	astrophysics	3
91	6th	Is light tired?	17th Mar 2002	Big bang	4th
92	7th	Should you buy a house in Mallorca ?	31 Mar 2002	earth	3
93	8th	Why is the earth warm?	Apr 14, 2002	earth	3
94	9	What is the uncertainty relation ?	Apr 28, 2002	Cosmic dangers and puzzles	21st
95	10	How is ice formed in the cosmos?	May 12, 2002	astrophysics	3
96	11	What is infinity ?	May 26, 2002	Decay	8th
97	12	What is the significance of the uncertainty relation?	0June 9, 2002	Cosmic dangers and puzzles	21st
98	13	What is a microquasar ?	June 23, 2002	The dark side of the universe	17th
99	14th	What is a red giant ?	0July 7, 2002	astrophysics	3
100	15th	Can physics explain the world?	July 21, 2002	Laws of nature	4th
101	16	Where does our water come from ?	0Aug 4, 2002	elements	5
102	17th	What should we do on Mars ?	Aug 18, 2002	Life	6th
103	18th	Is the Universe Symmetrical ?	0Sep 1 2002	Laws of nature	4th
104	19th	Is there life in Europe ?	Sep 15 2002	Life	6th
105	20th	Was the moon landing real?	29 Sep 2002	The earth and other heavenly bodies	20th
106	21st	What are neutrinos ?	Oct 13, 2002	Particle	5
107	22nd	Is water magical?	Oct. 27, 2002	elements	5
108	23	What is energy ?	Nov 10, 2002	elements	5
109	24	What is radioactivity ?	Nov 24, 2002	Decay	8th
110	25th	What is light	0Dec 8, 2002	elements	5
111	26th	What are quark stars ?	Dec 22, 2002	Stars	6th
112	1	What is a ring galaxy ?	0Jan. 5, 2003	Galaxies & Cosmic Rays	18th
113	2	Where are the neutrinos?	Jan. 19, 2003	Particle	5
114	3	Do we need nuclear fusion ?	0Feb 2, 2003	Galaxies & Cosmic Rays	18th
115	4th	Why do celestial bodies rotate? (1)	Feb 16, 2003	The earth and other heavenly bodies	20th
116	5	What are virtual particles ?	02nd Mar 2003	Particle	5
117	6th	What's new from the galactic center?	16. Mar. 2003	Galaxies & Cosmic Rays	18th
118	7th	Why do celestial bodies rotate? II	30th Mar 2003	The earth and other heavenly bodies	20th
119	8th	What is the tunnel effect ?	Apr 13, 2003	Particle	7th
120	9	What is a life zone ?	Apr 27, 2003	Life	6th
121	10	Who is Amalthea ?	May 11, 2003	The earth and other heavenly bodies	20th
122	11	What is cosmic rays ?	May 25, 2003	Galaxies & Cosmic Rays	18th
123	12	Is there antigravity ?	0June 8, 2003	Decay	8th
124	13	What is a cosmic burl ?	June 22, 2003	Everyday astrophysical questions	22nd
125	14th	Does the sun bend space?	0July 9, 2003	The bright side of the universe	19th
126	15th	What is the galactic zoo?	July 23, 2003	Life	6th
127	16	What's in the Crab Nebula ?	0Aug 6, 2003	Stars	6th
128	17th	What is a galactic fountain?	Aug 20, 2003	Cosmic dangers and puzzles	21st
129	18th	What is a black body ?	03rd Sep 2003	Everyday astrophysical questions	22nd
130	19th	What is a magnetar ?	17 Sep 2003	Stars	6th
131	20th	What are bosons ?	0Oct. 1, 2003	Particle	5
132	21st	What are population three stars ?	Oct 15, 2003	Stars	6th
133	22nd	Why is the universe so cold?	Oct 29, 2003	room	8th
134	23	Does the sun control our weather ?	Nov 12, 2003	The bright side of the universe	19th
135	24	Where does the fluorine in toothpaste come from ?	Nov 26, 2003	Everyday astrophysical questions	22nd
136	25th	How are gas planets formed ?	Dec 10, 2003	Everyday astrophysical questions	22nd
137	1	How do you determine the age of rocks?	0Jan. 7, 2004		4th
138	2	Do black holes dance?	Jan. 21, 2004	The dark side of the universe	17th
139	3	What was the ether ?	0Feb 4, 2004	Planck & Einstein	7th
140	4th	What is methane hydrate ?	Feb 18, 2004	Disastrous	9
141	5	How does Perseus sound ?	03rd Mar 2004	Galaxy clusters	10
142	6th	Is the universe fading?	17th Mar 2004	room	8th
143	7th	Where is the earth moving to?	31 Mar 2004	The earth and other heavenly bodies	20th
144	8th	What are muons ?	Apr 14, 2004	Particle	7th
145	9	Can you park in space?	Apr 28, 2004	room	8th
146	10	What is binding energy ?	May 12, 2004	Particle	7th
147	11	Is the world stable ?	May 26, 2004	Planck & Einstein	7th
148	12	Are there holes in space?	0June 9, 2004	room	8th
149	13	What is Cygnus X1 ?	June 23, 2004	The dark side of the universe	17th
150	14th	Is there faster than light ?	0July 7, 2004	Planck & Einstein	7th
151	15th	What is the Planck world ?	July 21, 2004	Planck & Einstein	7th
152	16	What is entropy ?	0Aug 4, 2004	Decay	8th
153	17th	What are quarks ?	Aug 18, 2004	Particle	7th
154	18th	What is the Casimir Effect ?	0Sep 1 2004	Everyday astrophysical questions	22nd
155	19th	Is Schrödinger's cat dead?	Sep 15 2004		3
156	20th	Is the sun special?	29 Sep 2004	The bright side of the universe	19th
157	21st	What is the Great Wall ?	Oct 13, 2004	Galaxy clusters	10
158	22nd	Do black holes eat stars?	Oct 27, 2004	The dark side of the universe	17th
159	23	What are natural laws?	Nov 10, 2004	Enigmatic	9
160	24	What are polar ring galaxies ?	Nov 24, 2004	building blocks	10
161	25th	What is a break in symmetry ?	0Dec 8, 2004	Enigmatic	9
162	26th	Why is the universe so dark?	Dec 22, 2004	The bright side of the universe	19th
163	1	Can you travel at the speed of light ?	0Jan. 5, 2005	Everyday astrophysical questions	22nd
164	2	What is a cooling flow ?	Jan. 19, 2005	Galaxy clusters	10
165	3	How quickly did the earth come into being?	0Feb 2, 2005	The earth and other heavenly bodies	20th
166	4th	Are black holes rotating?	Feb 16, 2005	Galactic nuclei	11
167	5	What is the universe made of?	02nd Mar 2005	building blocks	10
168	6th	When did the last comet hit ?	16. Mar. 2005	Disastrous	9
169	7th	What happens when the earth's magnetic field disappears?	30th Mar 2005	Disastrous	9
170	8th	What is the beryllium barrier ?	Apr 13, 2005	Physical processes	12
171	9	What if a supernova explodes?	Apr 27, 2005	Disastrous	9
172	10	What is the Coriolis Force ?	May 11, 2005	Physical processes	12
173	11	What is a Higgs particle ?	May 25, 2005	Enigmatic	9
174	12	What are mutable ?	0June 8, 2005		12
175	13	What's the Big Crunch ?	June 22, 2005	Background radiation	11
176	14th	What is a parallel universe ?	0July 6, 2005	Enigmatic	9
177	15th	What is superconductivity ?	July 20, 2005	Physical processes	12
178	16	What is causality ?	0Aug 3, 2005		11
179	17th	Why doesn't it all fall apart?	Aug 17, 2005	Background radiation	11
180	18th	What are solar flares ?	Aug 31, 2005	Solar system	12
181	19th	What is silk cushioning ?	Sep 14 2005	Background radiation	11
182	20th	How do magnetic fields arise?	28 Sep 2005	Physical processes	12
183	21st	Where does cosmic radiation come from ?	Oct 12, 2005	Galaxies & Cosmic Rays	18th
184	22nd	What are irregular galaxies ?	Oct 26, 2005	building blocks	10
185	23	Are galaxies stable?	0Nov 9, 2005	building blocks	10
186	24	What is the Sachs-Wolfe Effect ?	Nov 23, 2005	Background radiation	11
187	25th	How are bar galaxies formed ?	0Dec 7, 2005	Galaxies & Cosmic Rays	18th
188	26th	Is Fornax moving ?	Dec 21, 2005	Galaxies	13
189	1	How are molecular rings formed?	0Jan. 4, 2006		12
190	2	What is Sedna ?	Jan. 18, 2006	Solar system	12
191	3	What is Cas A ?	0Feb. 1, 2006	Explosions in the cosmos	14th
192	4th	How can you sail on light ?	Feb 15, 2006		14th
193	5	What are spicules ?	01st Mar 2006	Solar system	12
194	6th	What's in the center of Andromeda ?	15th Mar 2006	Galactic nuclei	11
195	7th	What is Centaurus A feeding ?	29 Mar 2006	Galactic nuclei	11
196	8th	What happened in the Cambrian ?	Apr 12, 2006	earth	14th
197	9	What is a blazar ?	Apr 26, 2006	Galaxies	13
198	10	Is there a 2nd black hole in the Galactic Center ?	May 10, 2006	Galaxies	13
199	11	What is going on in the Tau-Ceti System ?	May 24, 2006	The earth and other heavenly bodies	20th
200	12	Why isn't there nothing?	0June 7, 2006		15th
201	13	When does E = mc2 hold ?	June 21, 2006	Secrets of nature	13
202	14th	What is time in the SRT ?	0July 5, 2006	Secrets of nature	13
203	15th	What are chondrules ?	July 19, 2006	Planets	15th
204	16	What are W and Z bosons?	0Aug 2, 2006	Everyday astrophysical questions	22nd
205	17th	Are there natural reactors ?	Aug 16, 2006	earth	14th
206	18th	Wandering planets?	Aug 30, 2006	Planets	15th
207	19th	Who is Quaoar ?	13 Sep 2006	Everyday astrophysical questions	22nd
208	20th	What is the superflare of December 27, 2004?	27 Sep 2006	Explosions in the cosmos	14th
209	21st	Climate change 10,000 years ago?	Oct 11, 2006	earth	14th
210	22nd	When does J0806 merge ?	Oct 25, 2006	Stars	16
211	23	Do natural constants vary ?	0Nov 8, 2006	Secrets of nature	13
212	24	What is decoherence ?	Nov 22, 2006	Secrets of nature	13
213	25th	What is a hypernova ?	0Dec 6, 2006	Explosions in the cosmos	14th
214	26th	What are warps ?	Dec 20, 2006	Gravity	15th
215	1	What is a Wolf-Rayet star ?	0Jan. 3, 2007	Stars	16
216	2	What is Geminga ?	Jan. 17, 2007	The earth and other heavenly bodies	20th
217	3	What is an H-II region ?	Jan. 31, 2007	Cosmic dangers and puzzles	21st

Web links

• Video archive of all Alpha Centauri episodes at br.de

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1. ↑ Alpha Centauri: Information about the TV series . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved July 17, 2010.