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Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Networks
BBC Two
Countries
GB
First aired
1980-03-20
Last aired
1983-12-06
Language
en
Rating
8.3 / 10
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?
Season 1
6 episodes Β· 1980-03-20
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