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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Jim Al-Khalili on the fascinating story of the telescope. How it took a seashore plant, a bottle of mercury and a property boom to give us the machine that discovered the universe. Show more

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Presenter:
Jim Al-Khalili
Interviewed Guest:
Derrick Pitts
Interviewed Guest:
Brett Salmon
Interviewed Guest:
Dan Coe
Interviewed Guest:
Fabio Silva
Interviewed Guest:
Shelley James
Interviewed Guest:
Binh Danh
Interviewed Guest:
Lindsey Smith
Executive Producer:
Iain Riddick
Executive Producer:
Ben Bowie
Director:
Chris Riley