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Extinct!

Adam Rutherford presents a three-part series on extinction

Radio 4,3 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1
Adam Rutherford asks why almost all of life became extinct 250 million years ago.
15 May 2012,28 mins
Episode 2
Are humans causing the sixth great mass extinction event in Earth's history?
22 May 2012,28 mins
Episode 3
Adam Rutherford looks at the extinction of humans in the distant past. Last in series.
29 May 2012,28 mins