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World Service,25 Apr 1998,13 mins

Radio Waves

On Your Behalf

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Presenter Malcolm Billings finds the answers to: How fast do radio waves travel? Why does lightning sometimes look green? Why don't insects drown when it rains? Where did the Kohinoor diamond originally come from?

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