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A documentary portrait of the physicist Stephen Hawking, who is afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and communicates via a voice synthesiser.

Primary Title
  • A Brief History of Time
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 16 September 1995
Release Year
  • 1991
Start Time
  • 14 : 15
Finish Time
  • 15 : 40
Duration
  • 85:00
Channel
  • HBO
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • A documentary portrait of the physicist Stephen Hawking, who is afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and communicates via a voice synthesiser.
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Hawking, Stephen--1942-2018
  • Documentary films--United States
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
  • Science
Contributors
  • Errol Morris (Director)
  • Philip Glass (Composer)
  • Stephen Hawking (Subject)
  • David Hickman (Producer)
  • Amblin Entertainment (Production Unit)
  • Anglia Television (Production Unit)
  • Channel Four Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Hawking, Stephen--1942-2018
  • Documentary films--United States