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 Geological Formation of Britain
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the geological formation of Britain, tracing how its pieces came together on their journey north from the Antarctic Circle.
22 October 2009
Also featuring: Richard Corfield, Sanjeev Gupta
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