The Essay

Strange Encounters. Part 1

Monday 24 September 2007 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Four scientists relive a key moment in their discipline.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

1/4. Breaking the Time Barrier

Archaeologist Clive Gamble transports us back to a gravel pit in northern France in 1859 to see the first evidence of the Stone Age, proof that mankind lived long before biblical times.

The Essay

Episode and Playlist Information

• 3 Oct 07 Sputnik
• 2 Oct 07 Sputnik
• 1 Oct 07 Sputnik
• 27 Sep 07 Galileo 1610
• 26 Sep 07 Living matter
• 25 Sep 07 Richard Fortey
• 24 Sep 07 Clive Gamble
• 20 Sep 07 The Flapper
• 19 Sep 07 Cult of Childhood
• 18 Sep 07 Cult of Childhood