BBC Two's Autumn/Winter season

[Bob The Skutter]

BBC Two's Autumn/Winter season highlights have been announced and there looks to be some interesting stuff coming up.
There's a video up on the BBC blog of the highlights and a press pack on the Press Office site.

BBC Two Sneak Preview

Here's some of the stuff I'm looking forward to.

Wonders Of The Universe

Having taken on the Wonders Of The Solar System, professor Brian Cox takes the next step – the laws of the Universe.

In another epic series, Brian visits some of the most dramatic parts of the globe to explain the fundamental principles that govern the laws of nature – light, gravity, energy, matter and time.

With the world's most profound science at its heart, Wonders Of The Universe reveals how the story of humanity is intimately entwined with that of the complex story of the origins of the universe.

Stargazing

In one of the most exciting weeks of the astronomical calendar, professor Brian Cox looks to the heavens, exploring the skies live on air in a special TV event.

In his own inimitable fashion, Brian shows how anyone can be an astronomer, as he encourages the audience to set off on their own journey of discovery.

From the South African Large Telescope (one of the strongest telescopes in the world), Brian interacts live with the audience at home to bring incredible images from two stunning events, the Quadrantid Meteor Shower and the spectacularly rare Partial Solar Eclipse.

Throughout, he answers questions, using demonstrations and real-time astronomical images to guide the nation's amateur astronomers across the skies.

Space Dive

Fifty years ago, Colonel Joe Kittinger became an American hero when he performed a 102,000 feet freefall from the edge of space. Since then, many have tried to jump further and fall faster but none have succeeded; many have died in the attempt.

This summer, that boundary will be tested again as Joe works with elite base-jumper Felix Baumgartner to go higher and fall further in an attempt to become the first person ever to break the sound barrier in free fall. Like Joe before him, Felix has been trained physically and psychologically with the US Air Force and the world’s most qualified space technologists by his side.

Space Dive tells the story of this record breaking attempt, giving a gripping and dramatic account of Joe and Felix's struggle against the extremes of nature and a remarkable and revealing insight into the intricate, life-or-death world of space science.

There's more but this is what jumps out at me.