Extinction events
An extinction event (also known as a mass extinction or biotic crisis) is a widespread and rapid decrease in the biodiversity on Earth. Such an event is identified by a sharp change in the diversity and abundance of multicellular organisms.
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The KT Boundary
Melvyn Bragg discusses the geological KT Boundary that points to a cataclysmic event in the history of the Earth; one that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs and the rise of the mammals.
23 June 2005
Featuring: Simon Kelley, Jane Francis, Mike Benton
The Late Devonian Extinction
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the disappearance of up to 70 per cent of species roughly 370 million years ago at the end of The Age of Fishes, and the range of possible causes.
11 March 2021
Featuring: Jessica Whiteside, David Bond, Mike Benton
The Permian-Triassic Boundary
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Permian-Triassic boundary and the greatest mass extinction the world has ever known.
28 June 2007
Featuring: Richard Corfield, Mike Benton, Jane Francis