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Book of the Week

Reality Is Not What It Seems

Episode 1: Fiat Lux

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Mark Meadows reads scientist Carlo Rovelli's provocative exploration of how constantly developing scientific knowledge has changed our understanding of the world around us. Show more

Book of the Week

Reality Is Not What It Seems

Episode 2: The Most Beautiful of Theories

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In 1905, Albert Einstein published three papers that constructed the pillars of our modern understanding of the world and formulated the most famous equation of modern science. Show more

Book of the Week

Reality Is Not What It Seems

Episode 3: The Quantum Leap

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

20th-century discoveries in the fields of quantum science provide the basis for our contemporary understanding of the world - but also pose questions about the fabric of reality. Show more

Book of the Week

Reality Is Not What It Seems

Episode 4: The Dances of Time

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Carlo Rovelli on how scientists are exploring theories of quantum gravity in order to find answers to some of the great mysteries about the structure of the physical world. Show more

Book of the Week

Reality Is Not What It Seems

Episode 5: Beyond Space and Time

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

What happened before the Big Bang? Carlo Rovelli's account of scientific discovery takes us to the very frontiers of what we know about the creation of our universe. Show more