Waking Up in the Universe (5 Parts)
- Synopsis
- The 162nd Royal Institution Christmas lectures, in which Dr Richard Dawkins updates Darwin’s theories.
1: Charles Darwin’s theories of evolution and natural selection.
2: The complexity of natural ‘machines’ such as the bird’s wing and the eye.
3: Darwin’s discovery of natural selection, which Dawkins believes to be the greatest idea ever to occur to a human.
4: An examination of genes.
5: Argues that bodies are survival machines for their genes. - Series
- Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, The: Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 5 x 60 min.
- Year of production
- 1991
- Availability
- Sale; 1995 sale: £55.00 (inclusive) (set)
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC 2 daily from 30/12/91.
- Subjects
- Biology
- Keywords
- Darwin, Charles; evolution; genes; natural selection
Credits
- Director
- Stuart McDonald
- Producer
- Richard Melman; William Woollard
- Cast
Richard Dawkins
Sections
- Title
- Waking up in the universe
- Synopsis
- 1: Charles Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection.
- Title
- Designed and designoid objects
- Synopsis
- 2: The complexity of natural 'machines' such as the bird's wing and the eye.
- Title
- Climbing Mount Improbable
- Synopsis
- 3: Darwin's discovery of natural selection, which Dawkins believes to be the greatest idea ever to occur to a human.
- Title
- Ultraviolet garden, The
- Synopsis
- 4: An examination of genes.
- Title
- Genesis of purpose, The
- Synopsis
- 5: Argues that bodies are survival machines for their genes.
Production Company
- Name
INCA
- Notes
- Use for: Independent Communications Associates
Sponsor
- Name
Royal Institution of Great Britain, The
- events@ri.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.rigb.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7409 2992
- Address
- 21 Albemarle Street
London
W1S 4BS - Notes
- An archive of webcasts of events held at the Royal Institution, some going back to 1962. Most of the RI Christmas Lectures are available, together with other lectures given by scientists including Lawrence Bragg. Free registration is required for online access. Some of the more recent Christmas Lectures are also available for sale on DVD.
Distributor
- Name
INCA (London) Ltd
- Contact
- William Woollard
- incaltd@dial.pipex.com
- Web
- http://www.inca-productions.com/index.htm External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 8748 9600
- Fax
- 020 8748 9607
- Address
- INCA House
67 Castlenau
Barnes
London
SW13 9RT
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