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Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution.

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 BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.

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Comedy series exploring the fascinating subject of human evolution.

Comedy series exploring the fascinating subject of human evolution, by Chris Addison and Carl Cooper, with Professor Austin Herring, Geoffrey McGivern, Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell.

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