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Episode 3

The unacknowledged geniuses in the comic but factually accurate history of space exploration. With Helen Keen. From April 2014

The only factually accurate comedy about the history of space exploration looks at the forgotten and unacknowledged greats of astronomy.

Discover who were the men and (mainly) women who advanced our understanding of the stars but never quite received the fame they deserved.

People such as 18th Century disabled genius Caroline Herschel who polished lenses with dung and discovered new stars.

Plus human computer Henrietta Swann Leavitt who taught Hubble a method for working out the distances between the stars and narrowly missed out on a Nobel prize when it turned out she had died some years earlier.

Starring:

Helen Keen
Peter Serafinowicz
Susy Kane

Written by Helen Keen and Miriam Underhill

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in April 2014.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 11 Jun 2024 23:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer Helen Keen
Actor Peter Serafinowicz
Actor Susy Kane
Producer Gareth Edwards
Writer Helen Keen
Writer Miriam Underhill

Broadcasts

  • Wed 16 Apr 2014 23:00
  • Wed 22 Feb 2017 23:15
  • Mon 30 Apr 2018 23:45
  • Tue 1 May 2018 09:45
  • Tue 26 Jul 2022 23:45
  • Tue 11 Jun 2024 23:30