Jim Moore
Professor of the History of Science at The Open University
4 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Steve Jones, David Norman
Covers topics in categories such as:
Darwin: Life After Origins
Melvyn Bragg presents a series about the life and work of Charles Darwin. Melvyn visits Darwin's home at Down House in Kent, where he continued working until his death in 1882.
8 January 2009
Also featuring: Steve Jones, Alison Pearn, Nick Biddle
Darwin: On the Origin of Species
Melvyn Bragg presents a series about the life and work of Charles Darwin. How Darwin was eventually persuaded to publish On the Origin of Species in November 1859.
7 January 2009
Also featuring: Steve Jones, Jim Secord, Johannes Vogel
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: Steve Jones, David Norman, 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: Steve Jones, David Norman, Colin Higgins
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