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We are very proud that mathematician and friend of Radio 4 Sir Roger Penrose is one of three geniuses awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics, for his work on black holes

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And">https://bbc.in/3jOK9lP&q... yes, there are multiple Penroses in the pic. Don& #39;t ask

Here& #39;s a #PenroseThread

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"My guest today has changed the way we see the universe" - @jimalkhalili

Of course, Nobel Prize Winner Sir Roger Penrose has been on A Life Scientific

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The Life Scientific - Roger Penrose on black holes - BBC Sounds

Sir Roger Penrose talks to Jim Al-Khalili about black holes and flaws in quantum physics.

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What is it about mathematicians and Bach? Four works by the great musical watchmaker amongst Sir Roger Penrose& #39;s Desert Island Discs choices

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Desert Island Discs - Sir Roger Penrose - BBC Sounds

Sue Lawley's castaway is mathematician Sir Roger Penrose

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Sir Roger Penrose is a @BBCInOurTime regular, of course, here discussing the entirely mind-bending quantum science of reality

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In Our Time - The Physics of Reality - BBC Sounds

Melvyn Bragg examines the attempt to reconcile Quantum Theory and classical physics.

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Another @BBCInOurTime, this time about the Big One - relativity. Sir Roger Penrose joins Professors Ruth Gregory and Martin Rees to try to explain it all to Melvyn and the rest of us

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In Our Time - Relativity - BBC Sounds

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Einstein's theory of relativity.

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On Start the Week in 2016, Sir Roger Penrose joined @MarcusduSautoy, @suziesheehy and novelist Joanna Kavenna to talk about, you know, everything - with @tds153

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And while we& #39;re on the topic of black holes, you might find this explainer from Professor Stephen Hawking handy

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