Black holes are not eternal prisons. There’s a way out.

A short animated explanation of black holes from the world’s most famous physicist and Radio 4’s Reith Lecturer, Professor Stephen Hawking. Created by Aardman Studios. Watch below:

• The Black Hole: Based on Professor Stephen Hawking’s Reith Lecture (01:29) 

Do black holes have no hair? 

Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the first of his two BBC Reith Lectures on black holes.

• Listen here (28min) 

Watch an illustrated companion to Prof Stephen Hawking’s first Reith lecture about black holes below:

• Stephen Hawking: A new way to see black holes (15.39) 

For the full website The Reith Lectures go here. 

Photo credit: BBC.