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 Prussian Academy of SciencesMembers of the Bavarian Academy of SciencesJohn Murray (publishing house) booksForeign members of the Royal SocietyMembers of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesIndependent scientistsGerman travel writersEnglish-language booksUniversity of Jena alumni18th-century German LGBTQ peopleHuman geographersGay 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 Jena alumniHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences18th-century German LGBTQ peopleGerman LutheransGerman travel writersForeign members of the Royal SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesMembers of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesUniversity of Göttingen alumniHuman geographersGay scientistsMembers of the French Academy of SciencesRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)Members of the Prussian Academy of SciencesMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesMembers of the Bavarian Academy of SciencesIndependent scientists