Journey to the Edge of the Universe

Journey to the Edge of the Universe is a documentary film broadcast on National Geographic and the Discovery Channel.^[1] It depicts a simulated space journey from Earth to the edge of the universe.^[2] The US edition was narrated by Alec Baldwin and the UK edition by Sean Pertwee.^[1]

Journey to the Edge of the Universe
Genre	Documentary
Written by	Nigel Henbest, Billie Pink
Directed by	Yavar Abbas
Starring	Alec Baldwin Sean Pertwee Paul Essiembre
Narrated by	Alec Baldwin (US) Sean Pertwee (UK) Paul Essiembre (Canada)
Music by	Anne Nikitin Ty Unwin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Yavar Abbas John Vandervelde
Editors	Zeliha Bozkurt Benjamin Casper Benedict Jackson
Running time	91 minutes
Production companies	Handel Productions National Geographic Channel Pioneer Productions
Original release
Release	December 7, 2008 (2008-12-07)

The documentary runs 91 minutes and was broadcast on December 7, 2008.^[3]

Synopsis

The documentary gives the impression of using a single, continuous take to visualize a journey from the Earth to the edge of the Universe,^[4] which is explained to be the Big Bang.^[2] CGI animation was used to create the film.^[4]

Media

Both Blu-ray and DVD releases of the documentary were released on 31 March 2009.^[5][6]

See also

• Shape of the universe