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Strange Encounters
Four scientists relive a key moment in their discipline
First Broadcast24 Sept 2007
Latest Broadcast27 Sept 2007
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The Essay
Two 1820s German chemists show that living matter and minerals can be chemically identical
Sept 2007
EPISODE
The Essay
Archaeologist Clive Gamble sees evidence of the Stone Age in a gravel pit in north France.
Sept 2007
EPISODE
The Essay
Galileo's ideas will change old concepts of the Universe. But his attitude brings conflict
Sept 2007
EPISODE
The Essay
Richard Fortey is in the 1820s with geologist Charles Lyell, finding Earth-shaping forces.
Sept 2007