american composer marvin hamlisch and astronomer bernard lovell. first, to the pioneering physicist who left an enduring mark on the way we see into space. the lovell telescope was created in 1957 and is still in use today. the bbc science editor has more on a lasting of legacy of its creator. >> an extraordinary machine to reveal the most distant reaches of the cosmos, the telescope in manchester has revolutionized astronomy. was the brainchild of a giant of british science, bernard lovell, huge-design not to take pictures of the stars, listen to radio signals coming from them. >> they are an account of signals traveling throughout space for about 8 billion years. >> the telescope was then at the dawn of the space-age, tracking the first soviet satellite, sputnik, watching over british space, and exploring deep space. the telescope soon attracted royalty. this was a device of national importance. >> it survived a far longer than expected. >> it is astonishing that despite of all the new developments and new instruments being designed, the telescop