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I set up a radio station for aliens
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
John Shepherd is a self-taught electronics whizz. From a young age he was fascinated by science and electricity. He'd spend his days collecting discarded radio and tv sets and re-fashioning them into new devices. He used his skills for an unsual pursuit - he wanted to reach out to potential extra-terrestrial life. This was the 60s, the space race was in full swing and there was a collective fascination with alien life and UFOs. But how do you start a conversation with an alien? Initially he transmitted binary tones in an attempt to make contact. But he later settled on a different way to communicate, he started broadcasting reggae, afrobeat, jazz, and more, the ‘universal language’ of music. There's a Netflix documentary about John's story called John Was Trying to Contact Aliens.
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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Andrea Kennedy
Picture: John Shepherd
Credit: dougcurran.photography
Any comments please email us on outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Andrea Kennedy
Picture: John Shepherd
Credit: dougcurran.photography
Released:
Oct 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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