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James lee burke has been writing ever since 1965 and continues to this day. He was one of the main presenters of the bbc1 science series tomorrows world from 1965 to 1971 and created and presented the popular television series connections 1978, and its more philosophical sequel the day the universe changed 1985, about the history of science and. He is known for books like light of the world, burning angel and crusaders cross. I love this show, and now i can watch it to my hearts content, for free. I came across connections, firstly from the tv series.
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