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Season 11980

Season 1

March 20, 1980

Six-part series.

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1980
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Cast

James Burke
James Burke
Presenter

Episodes

6 episodes
Season 1
The Private Eye

The Private Eye

Mar 20, 198021m0 votes

James Burke employs a detective to illustrate how the senses pick up clues from the outside world, how the brain solves the mystery and decides what is out there. Illustrates how easy it is to fool the best detective and asks: 'What is reality?'

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This Way Up

This Way Up

Nov 8, 198321m0 votes

James Burke goes to the top of the Blackpool Tower and turns upside down to discover how the ears talk to the eyes and how we know which way is down

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Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

Nov 15, 198321m0 votes

In order to answer the question 'When is reality?' James Burke finds himself in a Salvador Dali-like landscape and examines what motivates man, why light can never stand still and why one man's 'now' can be another man's 'then'

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The Memory Lingers On

The Memory Lingers On

Nov 22, 198321m0 votes

From the stage set of 'The Mousetrap', James Burke examines the memory and asks: does it stay the same, how does it influence everyday actions and is the script for the future already written - from memory?

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The View from Within

The View from Within

Nov 29, 198321m0 votes

Looks at the complexity of the brain handling the simplest activity. James Burke's consciousness steps out of his body for a while to demonstrate how it acts as 'Mission Controller' for his own private universe.

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Life Sentence

Life Sentence

Dec 6, 198321m0 votes

James Burke considers whether language is the way in which reality is shared.

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