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Natural History Heroes

Scientists select and discuss predecessors who inspired their work and lives.

Radio 4 Extra,10 episodes

Episodes

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Sir Hans Sloane
Mark Spencer explains why Sir Hans Sloane is his Natural History Hero.
28 Sep 2015,15 mins
Edward Tyson
Richard Sabin explains why comparative anatomist Edward Tyson is his Natural History Hero.
29 Sep 2015,15 mins
Dorothea Bate
Palaeontologist Tori Herridge explains why Dorothea Bate is her Natural History Hero.
30 Sep 2015,15 mins
Allan Octavian Hume
Robert Prys Jones explains why Allan Octavian Hume is his Natural History Hero.
01 Oct 2015,15 mins
Alice Eastwood
Sandy Knapp explains why Alice Eastwood is her Natural History Hero.
02 Oct 2015,15 mins
Franz Baron Nopcsa von Felso-Szilvás
Paul Barrett's Natural History Hero is paleontologist Franz Baron Nopcsa von Felso-Szilvás
05 Oct 2015,15 mins
Evelyn Cheesman
Beulah Garner explains why entomologist Evelyn Cheesman is her Natural History Hero.
06 Oct 2015,15 mins
George Verrall
Erica McAllister explains why entomologist George Verrall is her Natural History Hero.
07 Oct 2015,15 mins
Alfred Russel Wallace
George Beccaloni chooses naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace as his Natural History Hero.
08 Oct 2015,15 mins
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Andrew Parker's Natural History Hero is microscope pioneer Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
09 Oct 2015,15 mins