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Social Development

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Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution. With Geoffrey McGivern as Professor Austin Herring. From August 2005.

The real story of the human brain.

According to scientists, it’s developed to help us cope with our unpleasantly complicated social lives.

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.

30 minutes

Last on

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