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Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places (2016)

Name: Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Stephen Hawking

Documentary

Commander Stephen Hawking pilots his space ship, the SS Hawking, on the journey of a lifetime, zooming from black holes to the Big Bang, Saturn to Santa Barbara. After all, why should astronauts have all the fun?

IMDb rating: 8.3 (152 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Stephen Hawking Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

8.10 avg 3 episodes 7.6 → 8.4 27 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.6	15
2	Episode #1.2	8.3	8
3	Episode #1.3	8.4	7