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    Cosmic Quest Deep Space

    18/30 Heather Couper traces our understanding of nebulae, island universes outside our galaxy.

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    17/30 Heather considers the struggle to develop knowledge about our own galaxy.

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    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss.

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    Cosmic Quest Plumbing the Depths

    16/30 The science of astrophysics began 300 years ago but rocketed in Victorian times.

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    Helen Castor is joined by leading historians to discuss the latest historical research.

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