Started May 28, 2019 · Ended · Based on 1 season, 5 episodes through June 25, 2019 · TV-PG · 60 min
Professor Brian Cox guides viewers through the birth and long history of the eight planets in our solar system. The central problem is how worlds form, collide, move, cool, and sometimes lose the conditions needed for life. Cox travels through striking Earth locations while computer images and space missions show Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The tone is calm, dramatic, and full of wonder, but it also warns that every planet can change or die.
The clearest woke-related idea is a mild environmental message about the danger of changing atmospheres. The show compares Venus and Mars with Earth and explains that greenhouse gases and lost atmospheres can make a world hostile to life. Cox also says that people should stay connected to nature and that science matters for human survival. This message appears around the science rather than as a political campaign, and the rest of the season stays focused on space missions, the search for life, planetary history, and the debate over Pluto.
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These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Planets.
Woke representation / casting
Not present. Professor Brian Cox leads the UK version, and the supporting experts appear for their science work. The show does not present casting or identity as a message.
0%
Woke political dialogue
The show gives a mild environmental warning when it explains that Venus became a hostile world after changes in its atmosphere. Cox says studying nature is important for human survival. This is mild environmental messaging, not repeated talk about identity, DEI, or modern party politics.
8%
Identity-driven story themes
Not present. The five episodes tell a science story about planets, life, and space missions. They do not make race, sex, sexuality, or social justice part of the story.
0%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Not present. The show does not attack Western institutions, family life, religion, capitalism, or traditional gender roles. It explains natural events and the work of scientists.
0%
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. The documentary does not adapt a fictional story or change an established character or real historical event for identity reasons.
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Not present. Available reviews and viewer posts discuss the science, pacing, music, and graphics. No clear anti-woke or right-leaning campaign says that this title pushes DEI or identity politics.
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Creator track record context
Martin Johnson, Stephen Cooter, Andrew Cohen, and Gideon Bradshaw have conventional science and factual careers with no clear activist pattern. Nic Stacey has a low cached score linked to broad science and history work, not a known identity campaign. The team’s title-related comments focus on evidence, drama, exploration, and Earth’s health.
4%
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