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Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe is a documentary television series produced by the television broadcaster Channel 4. The subject of the series is British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, known for his work on black holes, who is also the presenter of the series. The series includes interviews with astrophysicist Kim Weaver, Bernard Carr, a student of Hawking's, and three theoretical physicists: Michio Kaku, Edward Witten, known for his work on superstring theory, and Lisa Randall. The first episode premiered in 2008, twenty years after the publication of Hawking's bestselling popular science book A Brief History of Time. The title is derived from a Newsweek cover.
Original Release
03/02/2008
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Stephen Hawking | Self |
| Michio Kaku | Self - City University, New York |
| Judith Croasdell | Self - Hawking assistant |
| Roger Penrose | Self - University of Oxford |
| Andrew Strominger | Self - Harvard University |
| Lisa Randall | Self - Harvard University |
| Kimberly Weaver | Self - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Michael B. Green | Self - University of Cambridge |
| Edward Witten | Self - Institute of Advanced Studies |
| John Schwarz | Self - California Institute of Technology |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Monday, 03 March 2008 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 10 March 2008 |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Stephen Hawking | Self |
| Michio Kaku | Self - City University, New York |
| Judith Croasdell | Self - Hawking assistant |
| Roger Penrose | Self - University of Oxford |
| Andrew Strominger | Self - Harvard University |
| Lisa Randall | Self - Harvard University |
| Kimberly Weaver | Self - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Michael B. Green | Self - University of Cambridge |
| Edward Witten | Self - Institute of Advanced Studies |
| John Schwarz | Self - California Institute of Technology |
| David Spergel | Self - University of Princeton |
| Pedro Ferreira | Self - University of Oxford |
| Nigel Whitmey | Narrator |
| Sam Blackburn | Self - Hawking assistant |
| Bill Clinton | Self |
| Hillary Clinton | Self |
| Albert Einstein | Self |
| Pope John Paul I | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rachel Bell | Executive Producer |
| Gary Johnstone | Producer |
| Jenni Butterworth | Producer |
