Jim Secord
the Darwin Correspondence Project
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
ScienceFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesGerman LutheransHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesMembers of the French Academy of SciencesRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)University of Göttingen alumniMembers of the Bavarian Academy of SciencesMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesJohn Murray (publishing house) booksMembers of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesIndependent scientistsForeign members of the Royal SocietyGerman travel writersEnglish-language books18th-century German LGBTQ peopleHuman geographersUniversity of Jena alumniGay scientists
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: Jim Moore, Steve Jones, Johannes Vogel
Humboldt
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Prussian naturalist and explorer, Alexander Von Humboldt. A hero in South America; Charles Darwin described him as ‘the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived’.
28 September 2006
Also featuring: Jason Wilson, Patricia Fara
ScienceUniversity of Göttingen alumniMembers of the Bavarian Academy of SciencesGerman LutheransMembers of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities18th-century German LGBTQ peopleIndependent scientistsForeign members of the Royal SocietyGerman travel writersMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesHuman geographersHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesUniversity of Jena alumniFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesRecipients of the Copley MedalMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the French Academy of SciencesRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)Gay scientistsMembers of the Prussian Academy of Sciences18th century19th century