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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in April 2014.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Performer | Helen Keen |
| Actor | Peter Serafinowicz |
| Actor | Susy Kane |
| Producer | Gareth Edwards |
| Writer | Helen Keen |
| Writer | Miriam Underhill |
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Wed 16 Apr 2014 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4- Wed 22 Feb 2017 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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