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Adam Hart-Davis joins alien hunters at a huge new telescope in California dedicated to receiving the first message from intelligent beings.

Series exploring the cosmos. Adam Hart-Davis joins alien hunters at a huge new telescope in California dedicated to receiving the first message from intelligent beings. Janet Sumner investigates a new way to detect life on Mars, using a probe made with living material from Earth. And Adam asks: what if the aliens are listening to us? He finds out how far into the cosmos our ancient broadcasts have travelled.

30 minutes

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Tue 7 Aug 200719:30
BBC Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland & Scotland only

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Credits

PresenterAdam Hart-Davis
ParticipantJanet Sumner

Broadcasts

  • Tue 7 Aug 200719:00
    BBC Two Wales (Analogue)
  • Tue 7 Aug 200719:30
    BBC Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland & Scotland only