David Norman
Director of The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences and Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge
2 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Jim Moore, Steve Jones
Covers topics in categories such as:
ScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalBurials at Westminster AbbeyMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesEnglish AnglicansMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesEnglish agnosticsRoyal Medal winnersEnglish travel writersRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)Charles DarwinAlumni of the University of Edinburgh19th-century English writersIndependent scientistsUtilitariansEnglish abolitionistsExpeditions from the United Kingdom, Global expeditionsHuman evolution19th-century AnglicansDeaths from coronary thrombosisEnglish sceptics19th-century British biologists, 19th-century English naturalists, British evolutionary biologists, Fellows of the Linnean Society of London, Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society, Fellows of the Zoological Society of LondonTheoretical biologistsCircumnavigators of the globeMembers of the Lincean AcademyAlumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
Darwin: The Voyage of the Beagle
Melvyn Bragg presents a series about the life and work of Charles Darwin. Darwin's expedition aboard the Beagle and how it influenced and provided evidence for his theories.
6 January 2009
Also featuring: Jim Moore, Steve Jones, Jenny Clack
Darwin: On the Origins of Charles Darwin
Melvyn Bragg presents a series about the life and work of Charles Darwin. Darwin's early life and time at Cambridge, where his interests shifted from religion to natural science.
5 January 2009
Also featuring: Jim Moore, Steve Jones, Colin Higgins
ScienceEnglish agnosticsHuman evolutionRoyal Medal winnersCharles DarwinIndependent scientistsEnglish scepticsEnglish Anglicans19th-century British biologists, 19th-century English naturalists, British evolutionary biologists, Fellows of the Linnean Society of London, Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society, Fellows of the Zoological Society of LondonTheoretical biologistsMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesAlumni of the University of EdinburghCircumnavigators of the globeMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesUtilitariansMembers of the Lincean AcademyEnglish abolitionists19th-century AnglicansRecipients of the Copley MedalAlumni of Christ's College, Cambridge19th-century English writersMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyEnglish travel writersRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)Fellows of the Royal SocietyBurials at Westminster AbbeyDeaths from coronary thrombosis19th centuryAnimals