Sandy Knapp
Senior Botanist at the Natural History Museum
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
ScienceMembers of the French Academy of SciencesEvolutionary biologyCharles DarwinEvolution18th-century French writers18th-century French male writersTaxon authorities of Hypericum speciesProto-evolutionary biologists19th-century French male writersFrench male writers19th-century French writersLamarckism18th-century French scientistsEthology
Lamarck and Natural Selection
Melvyn Bragg discusses Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, the 18th century French scientist, and his theory of Natural Selection. Who was he and how far did he pave the way for Darwin?
26 December 2003
Also featuring: Steve Jones, Simon Conway Morris
Chance and Design
Melvyn Bragg discusses the questions and theories surrounding the idea of a grand design in the universe. Can the concept of the randomness of evolution be compatible with a belief in God?
13 February 2003
Also featuring: Simon Conway Morris, John Brooke