Jane Francis
Professor of Paleoclimatology at the University of Leeds
7 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Richard Corfield
Covers topics in categories such as:
Ice ages
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ice ages, periods when the temperature of the Earth has dropped to low levels.
14 February 2013
Also featuring: Richard Corfield, Carrie Lear
Antarctica
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Antarctica: its geology and physical geography and the story of human exploration of the continent.
24 June 2010
Also featuring: Julian Dowdeswell, David Walton
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
Also featuring: Richard Corfield, Mike Benton
Mammals
Melvyn Bragg discusses the rise of the mammals which began 65 million years ago with the extinction of the dinosaurs.
13 October 2005
Also featuring: Richard Corfield, Steve Jones
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
Also featuring: Simon Kelley, Mike Benton
The Cambrian Period
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Cambrian period, a time when evolution took a leap, and life on this planet suddenly went to being large, complex, numerous and dizzyingly diverse.
17 February 2005
Also featuring: Simon Conway Morris, Richard Corfield