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A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time, the best-selling book written by the renowned theoretical physicist Prof Stephen Hawking, was published in March 1988.
A Brief History of Time, the best-selling book written by the renowned theoretical physicist Prof Stephen Hawking, was published in March 1988.
In this programme first broadcast in 2018, Louise Hidalgo talks about physics, existence and the universe that made the book so popular.
The editor who published it, Peter Guzzardi, is her guest.
(Picture: Prof Stephen Hawking. Credit: Getty Images)
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Sat 1 Apr 202302:50GMT
BBC World Service except Australasia
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