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Alfred Russel Wallace
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by biologists Steve Jones and Aoife McLysaght and comedian Tony Law to discuss the life and works of Alfred Russel Wallace.
Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the life and works of Alfred Russel Wallace, the lesser known co-founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection. They are joined on stage by biologists Steve Jones and Aoife McLysaght and comedian Tony Law to ask whether Wallace is the great unsung hero of biology and why it was Darwin who seems to have walked away with all the glory.
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Tue 23 Jul 201323:00
BBC Radio 4
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- Mon 22 Jul 201316:30BBC Radio 4
- Tue 23 Jul 201323:00BBC Radio 4
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