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Let's call in at the little cafe round the corner to meet Eddie Leslie, Beryl Reid, John Hanson, Hamish Menzies and the proprietor, Vic Wise.

Contributors

Performer:
Eddie Leslie
Performer:
Beryl Reid
Tenor:
John Hanson
Pianist:
Hamish Menzies
'Proprietor'/Presenter:
Vic Wise
Script:
Sid Colin
Orchestra conducted by:
Eric Robinson
Producer:
Bill Lyon-Shaw

A series of programmes arranged by J. Bronowski and Anthony Barnett showing some of the methods used by the scientist in his study of, men and animals.

Human beings, unlike some animals, cannot hear ultra-sonic sound, see ultra-violet rays, or react to polarised light. But, as this programme shows, civilised man has overcome his physical limitations and extended the range of his senses beyond those of any other living creature.

Contributors

Arranged by:
J. Bronowski
Arranged by:
Anthony Barnett
Producer:
Andrew Miller Jones

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