We're heading back into space this time to talk about the discovery of the first exoplanet. During the discussion of observation methods, signals and space telescopes we mange to include broken cars, the 57 varieties of hard left politics, ancient Rome and the East India Company.

This is the BBC Future article Russell mentions towards the end of the episode: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161215-if-we-made-contact-with-aliens-how-would-religions-react

ESA's CoRoT overview page: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/COROT_overview

NASA's Kepler page: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/main/index.html