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The Wright Brothers

The story of the Wright brothers' first flight in North Carolina. How over a hundred years ago the first men to fly an aircraft revolutionised modern travel and mankind itself. Before they could get their motor to work, they needed to learn how to glide.

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

Space

The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe

The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!

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