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Science sleuths Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries.

Science sleuths Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry: Series 11

The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry: Series 11: The Alien Enterprise Part 2

04/09/2018

The Alien Enterprise Part 2

Series 11

BBC Radio 4 - The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry, Series 11, The Alien Enterprise Part 2

Are intelligent aliens out there? And if so, where are they hiding? Rutherford & Fry investigate.

Do alien civilisations exist? When will ET phone home?

In the second part of our alien double bill, Hannah and Adam boldly go in search of intelligence. They may be some time.

What will aliens look like? Where should we look for them? And what are the chances of finding complex life in the cosmos? 

Featuring astronomer Seth Shostak from the SETI Institute in California, exoplanet hunter Sara Rugheimer from the University of St Andrews and zoologist Matthew Cobb from Manchester University,

Presenters: Hannah Fry, Adam Rutherford
Producer: Michelle Martin.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate science mysteries sent by listeners.

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