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Sir Martin Rees
From Edward Elgar to Gabriel Faure. Astrophysicist Sir Martin Rees shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From May 1997.
From Edward Elgar to Gabriel Faure. Astrophysicist Sir Martin Rees shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
As well as choosing his eight records, book and luxury, Astronomer Royal Sir Martin will be discussing his work in cosmic evolution, or, to put it more simply, how the Earth and Solar System were formed.
He tells of his belief that it's more difficult to understand a frog than the cosmos.
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in May 1997
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