The Real Thing - Season 1

The Real Thing - Season 1

Season 1

Six-part series.
Network
DatesMar 20, 1980 - Apr 24, 1980

Episodes

The Private Eye
Season 1Episode 130 min

The Private Eye

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?'
Mar 20, 1980
This Way Up
Season 1Episode 230 min

This Way Up

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
Mar 27, 1980
Time Out of Mind
Season 1Episode 330 min

Time Out of Mind

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'
Apr 3, 1980
The Memory Lingers On
Season 1Episode 430 min

The Memory Lingers On

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?
Apr 10, 1980
The View from Within
Season 1Episode 530 min

The View from Within

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.
Apr 17, 1980
Life Sentence
Season 1Episode 630 min

Life Sentence

James Burke considers whether language is the way in which reality is shared.
Apr 24, 1980

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