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Arthur C Clarke: the Science and the Fiction

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Sixty years ago this month, Wireless World published an article "Extra-Terrestrial Relays" by the then relatively unknown Arthur C Clarke , predicting the coming of satellite communications. Today, he is famous for his science fiction and his fantasy writings. To mark the anniversary, Heather Couper travels to Clarke's home in Sri Lanka to hear his story. Producer Martin Redfern

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Arthur C Clarke
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Martin Redfern
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