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Last WordOleg Gordievsky, Renee Goddard, Professor Richard Fortey, Sofia GubaidulinaMatthew Bannister on Oleg Gordievsky, the KGB agent who defected to Britain and became a valued source of secret intelligence during the 1970s and 80s.Renee Goddard, the actress and TV commissioner who fled Nazi persecution only to be interned in Britain.Professor Richard Fortey, the palaeontologist who used his expertise in trilobites to tell stories about the origins of life on earth. Bill Bryson pays tribute.Sofia Gubaidulina, the composer whose large scale religious works attracted criticism from the Soviet authorities. Producer: Gareth Nelson-DaviesArchive: Friendly Enemy Aliens...2025-03-2827 min
Economist PodcastsBibi driver: battles led by and within IsraelThe ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, is coolly dealing with the fitful aggression of her northern neighbour (10:25). And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Richard Fortey, a fossil obsessive who spent a career telling the world about trilobites (16:50).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account....2025-03-2423 minThe Intelligence from The EconomistBibi driver: battles led by and within IsraelThe ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, is coolly dealing with the fitful aggression of her northern neighbour (10:25). And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Richard Fortey, a fossil obsessive who spent a career telling the world about trilobites (16:50).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.2025-03-2423 min
Mohamed Guhaad's podcastBibi driver: battles led by and within IsraelThe ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, is coolly dealing with the fitful aggression of her northern neighbour (10:25). And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Richard Fortey, a fossil obsessive who spent a career telling the world about trilobites (16:50).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Ac...2025-03-2425 min
Geology BitesRichard Fortey on Deep TimeThe Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. How can we begin to grasp what this vast period of time really means, given that it is so far beyond the time scale of a human life, indeed of human civilization?
Richard Fortey has devoted his long and prolific research career at the Natural History Museum in London to the study of fossils, especially the long-extinct marine arthropods called trilobites. In an earlier episode of Geology Bites, he talked about measuring time with trilobites. In this episode, he describes how it was the fossils in the geological record that gave us t...2025-01-0929 min
A Good Science ReadA Good Science Read: A Walk on the Wild SideProfessor Richard Fortey joins Professor Frances Ashcroft to discuss Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake and Wilding by Isabella Tree. Series 2 Episode 8
Entangled Life is fascinating journey into the world of fungi - what they are, how they evolved, their hyphal networks below the ground, their mycorrhizal relationships with plants, their symbiotic interactions with algae in lichens, and the mind-altering chemicals they make. Wilding describes how the switch from intensive farming to minimal intervention led to a spectacular return of wildlife on the Knepp estate in Sussex, including rare species such as turtle doves, nightingales and purple emperor butterflies.
Richard Fortey...2024-10-1544 min
Ignite Your Imagination With Spoken Tales With Full AudiobookClose Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms Audiobook by Richard ForteyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 756047
Title: Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms
Author: Richard Fortey
Narrator: Richard Attlee
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:43:00
Language: English
Release date: 09-12-24
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Biology & Chemistry
Summary:
A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion TRISTAN GOOLEY
The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do things differently there. Diverse beyond our wildest imaginations, fungi dont obey rules. They pop up unbidden and often dressed in curious reds and greens.
They do...2024-09-1210h 43
Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Biology & ChemistryClose Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms by Richard ForteyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Richard Attlee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 12, 2024 Genres: Biology & Chemistry Publisher's Summary: ‘A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion’ TRISTAN GOOLEY The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do things differently there. Diverse beyond our wildest imaginations, fungi don’t obey rules. They pop up unbidden and often dressed in curious reds and greens. They do not seem of this world, yet fungi underp...2024-09-1205 min
Download Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureClose Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms by Richard ForteyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756047to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms
Author: Richard Fortey
Narrator: Richard Attlee
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes
Release date: September 12, 2024
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
‘A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion’ TRISTAN GOOLEY The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do things differently there. Diverse beyond our wildest imaginations, fungi don’t obey rules. They pop up unbidden and often dressed in curious reds and greens. They do not seem of this world, yet fungi underpin all th...2024-09-1210h 43
Download Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureClose Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms by Richard ForteyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Richard Attlee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 12, 2024 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: ‘A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion’ TRISTAN GOOLEY The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do things differently there. Diverse beyond our wildest imaginations, fungi don’t obey rules. They pop up unbidden and often dressed in curious reds and greens. They do not seem of this world, yet fungi underp...2024-09-1205 min
HarperCollins PublishersClose Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms, By Richard Fortey, Read by Richard Attlee‘A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion’ TRISTAN GOOLEY
The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do things differently there. Diverse beyond our wildest imaginations, fungi don’t obey rules. They pop up unbidden and often dressed in curious reds and greens.
They do not seem of this world, yet fungi underpin all the life around us: the ‘wood wide web’ links the trees by a subterranean telegraph2024-08-2904 min
Talk ArtSir Elton John and David FurnishTalk Art exclusive! We meet Sir Elton John and David Furnish to discuss their epic, brand new exhibition Fragile Beauty. Opening this weekend, Saturday, 18 May 2024 at the V&A South Kensington.An unparalleled selection of the world's leading photographers, telling the story of modern and contemporary photography. Discover iconic images across subjects such as fashion, celebrity, reportage and the male body. This exclusive episode was recorded in person at the South of France home of Elton & David.Showcasing over three hundred rare prints from 140 photographers, Fragile Beauty is a major presentation of twentieth- and...2024-05-171h 33
Palaeo After DarkPodcast 254 - Forking Trilobites The gang discusses two papers about trilobite evolution and morphology. The first paper looks at disparity and taxonomic trends of trilobites across the Devonian, and the second paper looks at the unique tridents of Walliserops. Meanwhile, Amanda makes a choice, James does some unique functional morphology, and Curt critiques tilapia. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): The friends talk about two papers that look at small hard animals that live in the water and some of them can roll into a ball. The first paper looks at how these animals looked over time. They look a...2023-02-261h 29
GeoCastAway | GeoNáufragosHablamos de TrilobitesSaludos geonáugrafos.
Hoy hablamos de Trilobites con Luis Collantes.
Podéis consultar más sobre los temas que hablamos en la conversación en los siguientes links:
Describen una nueva especie de fósil de trilobites en la sierra de Huelva
Juguete Trilobite
Libro "Trilobites" de Richard Fortey
Realiza una donaciónGrupo de Telegram: t.me/geocastawaypodcast Web: http://geocastaway.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/geocastaway Facebook: http://facebook.com/geocastaway Youtube: http://youtube.com/geocastaway Correo: geocastaway@gmail...2022-11-042h 12
Atascocita Library Advanced CopyAdvanced Copy: Family Stories and Gift Worthy ReadsPJ and Daniel have some gift giving ideas for the readers you know. It's also National Family Stories month! Family is how you define it, and throughout human civilization, connections are built on the stories we share.
Gift Books Recommended:
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse by Charlie Mackesy
We don't eat our classmates! and We Will Rock our Classmates by Ryan Higgins
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Still Life by Louis...2022-11-0432 min
GeoCastAway136. Hablamos de TrilobitesSaludos geonáugrafos.
Hoy hablamos de Trilobites con Luis Collantes.
Podéis consultar más sobre los temas que hablamos en la conversación en los siguientes links:
- Describen una nueva especie de fósil de trilobites en la sierra de Huelva
- Juguete Trilobite
- Libro "Trilobites" de Richard Fortey
Grupo de Telegram: t.me/geocastawaypodcast
Web: http://geocastaway.com
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Youtube: http://youtube.com/geocastaway
Corre...2022-11-042h 12
Talks by Sensei Richard von Sturmer2022-10-11 Zen and Nature Part One (Richard von Sturmer)In this talk Richard explores interconnection on both vast and intimate scales. This is the first of three talks on 'Zen and Nature' given by Richard at the Auckland Zen Centre. Texts used: A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth by Henry GeeEarth: An Intimate History by Richard ForteyPilgrim at Tinker's Creek by Annie Dillard2022-10-1939 min
AZC Weekly talks2022-10-11 Zen and Nature Part One (Richard von Sturmer)In this talk Richard explores interconnection on both vast and intimate scales. This is the first of three talks on 'Zen and Nature' given by Richard at the Auckland Zen Centre. Texts used: A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth by Henry GeeEarth: An Intimate History by Richard ForteyPilgrim at Tinker's Creek by Annie Dillard 2022-10-1139 min
Radiolab Podcasts (Radiolab)Baby Blue Blood DriveThis is an episode that first aired in 2018 and then again in the thick of the pandemic in 2020. Why? Because though Horseshoe crabs are not much to look at, beneath their unassuming catcher’s-mitt shell, they harbor a half-billion-year-old secret: a superpower that helped them outlive the dinosaurs, survive all the Earth’s mass extinctions, and was essential in the development of the COVID vaccines. And what is that secret superpower? Their blood. Their baby blue blood. And it’s so miraculous that for decades, it hasn’t just been saving their butts, it’s been saving ours too.
But th...2022-07-0800 min
RadiolabBaby Blue Blood DriveThis is an episode that first aired in 2018 and then again in the thick of the pandemic in 2020. Why? Because though Horseshoe crabs are not much to look at, beneath their unassuming catcher’s-mitt shell, they harbor a half-billion-year-old secret: a superpower that helped them outlive the dinosaurs, survive all the Earth’s mass extinctions, and was essential in the development of the COVID vaccines. And what is that secret superpower? Their blood. Their baby blue blood. And it’s so miraculous that for decades, it hasn’t just been saving their butts, it’s been saving ours too.
But tha...2022-07-0851 min
Geology BitesRichard Fortey on the Trilobite ChronometerLong before radiometric dating appeared on the scene, the geological time scale was defined by the sedimentary record, and particularly by key fossils preserved within them. Throughout the Cambrian, and to a lesser extent until the end-Permian extinction about 300 million years later, trilobite fossils served as some of the most useful of these key fossils. Richard Fortey explains why. Here he is holding a trilobite from the calymene genus.
Richard Fortey is formerly head of arthropod paleontology at the Natural History Museum in London and is visiting professor of paleobiology at Oxford University. He has devoted much of h...2021-11-0725 min
Enjoy Amazing Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureA Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist by Richard ForteyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Mike Grady Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 18, 2021 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Truth and courage are what memoirs need and this one has them both in spades … The unforgotten boy: that is what makes this a book a revelation' ADAM NICOLSON ‘Wonderful, absolutely beguiling … I learnt a lot and really loved it’ RICHARD HOLMES ‘Gloriously evocative’ DAILY MAIL What makes a scientist? Charming, funny and wise, in this memoir Richard Fortey shows how restless...2021-02-1805 min
The TLS PodcastA deep history of EuropeRichard Fortey takes us on an energetic sprint through 65 million years of Europe's complex biological history; David Robey introduces the life and work of Emilio Salgari, the Italian Rider Haggard; Ella Baron, the TLS's regular cartoonist, discusses her work, including this week's European cover.BooksEurope: A natural history by Tim FlanneryEmilio Salgari: Una mitologia moderna tra letteratura, politica, società (volumes I and II) by Ann Lawson LucasElla Baron's work will be exhibited at Christie's in London, from April 5 to 10 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...2019-03-2847 min
On the River of History3 - The Origin of Life (Part 4)This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-lifeLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Nat...2019-02-1010 minOn the River of History3 - The Origin of Life (Part 3)This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-lifeLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Nat...2019-02-1013 minOn the River of History3 - The Origin of Life (Part 2)This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-lifeLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Nat...2019-02-1010 minOn the River of History3 - The Origin of Life (Part 1)This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-lifeLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Nat...2019-02-1015 min
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 59 - Learning About Horseshoe Crabs!Episode Fifty Nine Show Notes
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AudioFile MagazineTHE WOOD FOR THE TREES by Richard Fortey, read by Michael PageMichael Page's precise, stately, and almost courtly British accent perfectly suits Fortey's observations. Fortey purchases a small beech wood and closely observes the natural environment for a year learning about beech and cherry trees, mushrooms, beetles, orchids, centipedes, and the art of making walking sticks.
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The TLS PodcastIsherwood, from Weimar Berlin to HollywoodWith Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Henry K. Miller on the cinematic progress of Christopher Isherwood, a novelist who wanted nothing more than to be a filmmaker; Lamorna Ash on All This Panic, a dreamy documentary about seven girls stumbling towards womanhood in Brooklyn; Richard Fortey tells the story of the British landscape, a sweeping tale spanning several millennia, from the retreat of the ice caps in 9700 BC to the crowded island of today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-03-2342 min
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in History, WorldThe Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature by Richard ForteyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: A few years ago, award-winning scientist Richard Fortey purchased four acres of woodland in the Chiltern Hills of Oxfordshire, England. The Wood for the Trees is the joyful, lyrical portrait of what he found there. With one chapter for each month, we move through the seasons: tree felling in January, moth hunting in June, finding golden mushrooms in...2016-12-0630 min
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in History, WorldThe Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature by Richard ForteyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315408to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature
Author: Richard Fortey
Narrator: Michael Page
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
Release date: December 6, 2016
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
A few years ago, award-winning scientist Richard Fortey purchased four acres of woodland in the Chiltern Hills of Oxfordshire, England. The Wood for the Trees is the joyful, lyrical portrait of what he found there. With one chapter for each month, we move through the seasons: tree felling in January, moth hunting in June, finding golden mushrooms in September...2016-12-0610h 48
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureThe Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature by Richard ForteyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: A few years ago, award-winning scientist Richard Fortey purchased four acres of woodland in the Chiltern Hills of Oxfordshire, England. The Wood for the Trees is the joyful, lyrical portrait of what he found there. With one chapter for each month, we move through the seasons: tree felling in January, moth hunting in June, finding golden mushrooms...2016-12-0630 minExplore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureThe Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature by Richard ForteyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315408to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature
Author: Richard Fortey
Narrator: Michael Page
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
Release date: December 6, 2016
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
A few years ago, award-winning scientist Richard Fortey purchased four acres of woodland in the Chiltern Hills of Oxfordshire, England. The Wood for the Trees is the joyful, lyrical portrait of what he found there. With one chapter for each month, we move through the seasons: tree felling in January, moth hunting in June, finding golden mushrooms in...2016-12-0610h 48
Book ShamblesHelen CzerskiPhysicist, writer and broadcaster Dr Helen Czerski joins Josie and Robin this week to talk about the science of every day things, which just happens to be what her new book, ’Storm in a Teacup’ is all about. There’s also love for the work of Richard Fortey, Grayson Perry, Bruce Chatwin and more. And there’s also a special announcement this week. Robin and Josie are off on tour with Cosmic Shambles LIVE, a science, comedy, literary, musical variety night. There’ll be plenty of guests along for the ride, including Helen, and the show is going around Australia and New Ze...2016-10-2756 min
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureThe Wood for the Trees: The Long View of Nature from a Small Wood by Richard ForteyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312145 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wood for the Trees: The Long View of Nature from a Small Wood Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Mike Grady Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 5, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the countryside to tell the full story of the British landscape. ‘The woods are the great beauty of this country… A fine forest-like beech wood far more...2016-05-0505 min
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureThe Wood for the Trees: The Long View of Nature from a Small Wood by Richard ForteyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312145to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Wood for the Trees: The Long View of Nature from a Small Wood
Author: Richard Fortey
Narrator: Mike Grady
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 32 minutes
Release date: May 5, 2016
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the countryside to tell the full story of the British landscape. ‘The woods are the great beauty of this country… A fine forest-like beech wood far more beau...2016-05-0511h 32
Ask A Biologist PodcastSecret Life of the Natural History MuseumNatural history museums may not come to life as they do in a Hollywood movie, but they do have some amazing stories. They also have all kinds of cool stuff that many of us never get to see. Paleontologist Richard Fortey talks about the life and some of the treasures hidden behind locked doors at natural history museums that are also part of his book Dry Store Room No.1.If you have not already, please subscribe to the podcast so you can be notified about new episodes.2015-07-1123 min
DiscoveryThe Life Scientific: Richard ForteyRichard Fortey found his first trilobite fossil when he was 14 years old and he spent the rest of his career discovering hundreds more, previously unknown to science. He is a Professor of Palaeontology at the Natural History Museum and talks to Jim al-Khalili about why these arthropods, joint-legged creatures which look a bit like woodlice and roamed the ancient oceans for almost 300 million years, are so important for helping us to understand the evolution of life on our planet.These new trilobite fossils were found at an exciting time for the earth sciences because of the emergence...2015-02-0227 min
The Life ScientificRichard Fortey on fossilsRichard Fortey found his first trilobite fossil when he was 14 years old and he spent the rest of his career discovering hundreds more, previously unknown to science.Professor of Palaeontology at the Natural History Museum, he talks to Jim Al-Khalili about why these arthropods, joint-legged creatures which look a bit like woodlice and roamed the ancient oceans for almost 300 million years, are so important for helping us to understand the evolution of life on our planet.These new trilobite fossils were found at an exciting time for the earth sciences because of the emergence of...2014-10-2828 min
PalaeocastEpisode 18: TrilobitesTrilobites are one of the most instantly recognisable groups of fossils. They were present from the very start of the Paleozoic and went on the fill a great number of ecological roles before going extinct at the Permo-Triassic mass extinction event 252 million years ago. They ranged from the very small to the very large, from the most basic appearance to the most elaborately ornamented.
We were lucky enough to get the opportunity to speak to Prof. Richard Fortey of the Natural History Museum, London, all about trilobite morphology and ecology.2013-07-0157 min
In Our TimeFossilsMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the significance of fossils. In the middle of the nineteenth century the discoveries of the fossil hunters used to worry poor Ruskin to death, he wrote in a letter in 1851, “my faith, which was never strong, is being beaten to gold leaf…If only those Geologists would let me alone I could do very well, but those dreadful Hammers! I hear the clink of them at the end of every cadence of the Bible verses.”The testimony of fossils over the ages has been remarkably eloquent when we have wanted to listen; and now with m...2001-03-2242 min
In Our Time: ScienceFossilsMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the significance of fossils. In the middle of the nineteenth century the discoveries of the fossil hunters used to worry poor Ruskin to death, he wrote in a letter in 1851, “my faith, which was never strong, is being beaten to gold leaf…If only those Geologists would let me alone I could do very well, but those dreadful Hammers! I hear the clink of them at the end of every cadence of the Bible verses.”The testimony of fossils over the ages has been remarkably eloquent when we have wanted to listen; and now with m...2001-03-2242 min