CinemaOSSeries · 1980–1983 · 1 Season

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?

Created byJames Burke

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
March 20, 1980
Last aired
December 6, 1983
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Network
BBC Two

Season 1

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Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
James Burke

James Burke

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Creative team
Created by
James Burke
James Burke
Written by
James Burke
James Burke
Produced by
Mick Jackson
Mick Jackson

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