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Five Hundred Million Years: The Span of Life on Earth: 4: The Line That Led to Man

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How evolution looks today a hundred years after Darwin.

How far can modern science go in reconstructing the main steps in evolution?
Speakers in the programme include: Professor G. P. Wells, F.B.S., F. R. Parrington,
W. E. Swinton, Ph.D.
The series introduced by William Van Essen.
Film by Macqueen Film Organisation
The fourth of a series of six weekly programmes

Contributors

Speaker:
Professor G. P. Wells
Speaker:
F. R. Parrington
Speaker:
W. E. Swinton
Presenter:
William Van Essen
Animated diagrams:
Alfred Wurmser
Designer:
Natasha Kroll
Producer:
James McCloy

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