The Real Thing

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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The Owl's Legacy

The Owl's Legacy

1989

Life, Death and Reincarnation

Life, Death and Reincarnation

2015

Wonders of the Universe

Wonders of the Universe

2011

Wanderlust

Wanderlust

2016

From Aristotle to Hawking

From Aristotle to Hawking

2007

Faster! Humanity's Quest to Save Time

Faster! Humanity's Quest to Save Time

2021

The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition

The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition

2004

Life After People: The Series

Life After People: The Series

2009

The Philosophical Cafe

The Philosophical Cafe

2009

Amour, haine et propagande

Amour, haine et propagande

2010

Churches: How to Read Them

Churches: How to Read Them

2010

Testing God

2001

Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness

Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness

2000

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

2000

Time

Time

2006

Sunset in the Golden State

Sunset in the Golden State

2019

States of Mind

1983

The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts

The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts

1972

Brain Games

Brain Games

2011

Crash Course Philosophy

Crash Course Philosophy

2016