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Science and Progress
Episode 3 of 4
Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution. With Geoffrey McGivern as Professor Austin Herring. From August 2005.
Humans like to think that even if evolution has dealt them a neat hand, they have made their own luck through their mastery of science and technology.
But many things, including penicillin and the light bulb, have been discovered accidentally.
A spoof exploration of the fascinating subject of human evolution.
Starring Chris Addison.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (aka Geoffrey McGivern)
Jo Enright
Dan Tetsell
Written by Chris Addison and Carl Cooper.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 2005.
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