Einstein's Biggest Blunder (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Einstein's Biggest Blunder is a notable film directed by David Sington, running about 50 minutes.

What it’s about. Science Documentary hosted by Mathew Zajac and published by Channel 4 broadcasted as part of CH4 Equinox series in 2000 - English narration At the dawn of a new century, a new theory is being born. It threatens to demolish the foundations of 20th century physics. Its authors are two of the world's leading cosmologists. If they're right, Einstein was wrong. It all began when Andy Albrecht and Joao Magueijo met at a conference in America in 1996. This program began from Newtonian view of the universe then takes you through the General Relativity and the Flatness problem. This leads to the Horizon problem and its solution, the Inflation theory. However modern astronomy doesn't stop here, the Inflation theory has its flaw too, and what happened before the big bang? This can all be answered by changing one thing, the one thing no body dare to question until now.

Who’s in it. Einstein's Biggest Blunder stars Andy Albrecht as Himself - University of California, John Baldwin as Himself - University of Cambridge, Ruth Durrer as Herself - University of Geneva and Richard Ellis as Himself - University of Cambridge, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.3/10, Einstein's Biggest Blunder has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Einstein's Biggest Blunder page.