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26/12/2011

An edition of Outlook devoted to the moon and its effect on all our lives.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, British writer James Attlee's quest to understand the significance of the moon and the experience of moonlight for people all over the world.

We also hear from the American-Iranian academic Haleh Esfandiari on how the moon gave her hope when she was held in solitary confinement as a political prisoner.

The moon is vital in Indian culture too, as the science writer Pallava Bagla explains and for the Scottish artist Katie Paterson the moon has been a source of inspiration.

She bounced a recording of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in morse code off the surface of the moon.

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28 minutes

Last on

Tue 27 Dec 2011 13:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Boxing Day 2011 15:32GMT
  • Boxing Day 2011 20:32GMT
  • Tue 27 Dec 2011 00:32GMT
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  • Tue 27 Dec 2011 13:05GMT

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