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Watch The Real Thing (1980) Online

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8.33 votes198021mEndedDocumentary

Synopsis

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?

Episodes

Season 1

1. The Private Eye1980-03-2021mJames 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?'
2. This Way Up1983-11-0821mJames 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
3. Time Out of Mind1983-11-1521mIn 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'
4. The Memory Lingers OnNow viewing1983-11-2221mFrom 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?
5. The View from Within1983-11-2921mLooks 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.
6. Life Sentence1983-12-0621mJames Burke considers whether language is the way in which reality is shared.

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James Burke
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The Real Thing has 1 season and 6 episodes.

When did The Real Thing first air?

The Real Thing first aired in 1980.

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The Real Thing is classified as Documentary.