James Burke
Director
The Real Thing (1983)
Season 1
Six-part series.
Released Nov. 1, 1983
Episode 21 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.philosophy, tmdb.time, tmdb.memory, tmdb.perception
Production Companies: BBC Studios
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Private Eye
James Burke employs a detective to illustrate how the senses pick up clues from the outside world, how the brain solves the mystery and decides what is out there. Illustrates how easy it is to fool the best detective and asks: 'What is reality?'
Nov. 1, 1983, midnight
S1E2 - This Way Up
James Burke goes to the top of the Blackpool Tower and turns upside down to discover how the ears talk to the eyes and how we know which way is down
Nov. 8, 1983, midnight
S1E3 - Time Out of Mind
In order to answer the question 'When is reality?' James Burke finds himself in a Salvador Dali-like landscape and examines what motivates man, why light can never stand still and why one man's 'now' can be another man's 'then'
Nov. 15, 1983, midnight
S1E4 - The Memory Lingers On
From the stage set of 'The Mousetrap', James Burke examines the memory and asks: does it stay the same, how does it influence everyday actions and is the script for the future already written - from memory?
Nov. 22, 1983, midnight
S1E5 - The View from Within
Looks at the complexity of the brain handling the simplest activity. James Burke's consciousness steps out of his body for a while to demonstrate how it acts as 'Mission Controller' for his own private universe.
Nov. 29, 1983, midnight
S1E6 - Life Sentence
James Burke considers whether language is the way in which reality is shared.
Dec. 6, 1983, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 21 min.
Season Runtime: 126 min.
Released: Nov. 1, 1983
Last Air Date: Dec. 6, 1983, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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