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A Beep Heard Around the World

Wednesday 14 May 2008 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Four personal essays marking last year's 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

3/4. News of Sputnik and rock and roll arrived in South Africa for Christopher Hope at about the same time. The two have remained fused for him ever since.




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