Can a 70-year-old telescope still be useful?

At Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, I get to fulfill a childhood dream: but more importantly, I ask whether a telescope built in the 1950s can still do useful science. Written and presented by Tom Scott Producers for Penny4 https://penny4.co.uk/ Cambria Bailey-Jones Guy Larsen Studio Associate Producer Heloise Lowenthal Studio Director of Photography Jamie MacLeod Studio Gaffer Frank Hammond Head of Post for Breadbox Studios https://www.breadboxstudios.co.uk/ Mandy Celine Associate Post Producer Isla McTear Senior Editor Myles Wheeler Online Editor Jamie MacLeod Assistant Editor Daniel Vamosi Sound Supervisor Dan Pugsley Sound Assistant Maggy Apodaca Subtitles by So Speedy https://www.sospeedy.co.uk/ With thanks to the Historic County Borders Project https://www.county-borders.co.uk/ Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Executive Producer Tom Scott © Pad 26 Limited MMXXVI