TV series

The Real Thing

Name: The Real Thing
Director: Mick Jackson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1980-03-20
Rating: 8.2
Cast: James Burke

1980 0hr : 21m Documentary ★ 8.2

Asking how you tell what's real and what isn't sounds like an obvious question. But in this series of six programmes, James Burke shows that the more you think about it the harder it is to answer. After all, what have you got, apart from your five senses, to prove those senses are giving you the real thing?

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Season 16 episodes

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James BurkePresenter

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The Real Thing combines Documentary storytelling.
The principal cast includes James Burke.

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Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary. The available catalogue spans 1 season.

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philosophytimememoryperception