Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

History of Earth science

Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres, namely biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere.

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  1. Ageing the Earth

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Age of the Earth, and how to make sense of four and half billions years of time.

    20 November 2003

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    Featuring: Richard Corfield, Hazel Rymer, Henry Gee

     
  2. Catastrophism

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Catastrophism, the idea that the geological record was shaped by a series of natural disasters early in the Earth's history.

    30 January 2014

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    Featuring: Andrew Scott, Jan Zalasiewicz, Leucha Veneer