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"textContent": "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.\n\nWritten and presented by\nTom Scott\n\nProducers\nfor Penny4 https://penny4.co.uk/\nCambria Bailey-Jones\nGuy Larsen\n\nStudio Associate Producer\nHeloise Lowenthal\n\nStudio Director of Photography\nJamie MacLeod\n\nStudio Gaffer\nFrank Hammond\n\nHead of Post\nfor Breadbox Studios https://www.breadboxstudios.co.uk/\nMandy Celine\n\nAssociate Post Producer\nIsla McTear\n\nSenior Editor\nMyles Wheeler\n\nOnline Editor\nJamie MacLeod\n\nAssistant Editor\nDaniel Vamosi\n\nSound Supervisor\nDan Pugsley\n\nSound Assistant\nMaggy Apodaca\n\nSubtitles by So Speedy https://www.sospeedy.co.uk/\n\nWith thanks to the Historic County Borders Project https://www.county-borders.co.uk/\n\nSelect imagery/video supplied by Getty Images\n\nExecutive Producer\nTom Scott\n\n© Pad 26 Limited MMXXVI",
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