Stephen Hawking: His life and work

"When one is faced with the possibility of early death, it makes one realise that life is worth living." Stephen Hawking

An insatiable curiosity and appreciation for life powered Stephen Hawking to the furthest reaches of the universe and human achievement: during his remarkable lifetime he shed light on many of the mysteries of black holes and made key contributions to our understanding of the beginnings of the universe.

A brilliant theoretical physicist, Hawking lived one of the most extraordinary lives of the past century. And yet, none of this should have been possible. Aged 21, he was given only a few years to live - and spent the next fifty-five showing what can be achieved despite near-hopeless odds.

Now Costa Award-winning biographer and physicist Graham Farmelo joins us to reveal the complex man behind the theories and global celebrity. Joined by Daniel Baumann, the first Stephen W.