

The Real Thing
★★★★★4.2
Documentary
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?
Episodes
All seasons
S01 · E01
The Private EyeMarch 20, 1980
S01 · E02
This Way UpNovember 8, 1983
S01 · E03
Time Out of MindNovember 15, 1983
S01 · E04
The Memory Lingers OnNovember 22, 1983
S01 · E05
The View from WithinNovember 29, 1983
S01 · E06
Life SentenceDecember 6, 1983
