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Five Hundred Million Years: The Span of Life on Earth: 3: New Animals

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How evolution looks today a hundred years after Darwin.

Does the theory of natural selection stand up to recent discoveries about heredity?
Speakers in the programme include:
Professor K. Mather, C.B.E., F.B.S., Professor P. B. Medawar, F.R.S., D. R. Newth, Ph.D.
The series introduced by William Van Essen.
Film by Macqueen Film Organisation
The third of a series of six weekly programmes

Contributors

Speaker:
Professor K. Mather
Speaker:
Professor P. B. Medawar
Speaker:
D. R. Newth
Presenter:
William van Essen
Animated diagrams:
Alfred Wurmser
Designer:
Natasha Kroll
Producer:
James McCloy
Source: Radio Times

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