The Real Thing
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Asking how you tell what's real and what isn't sounds like an obvious question. But in this series of six programmes, James Burke shows that the more you think about it the harder it is to answer. After all, what have you got, apart from your five senses, to prove those senses are giving you the real thing?
Production
BBC Studios
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
November 1, 1983
Last Aired
December 6, 1983
Networks
BBC Two
Created By
James Burke
Cast
James Burke
Presenter
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