Podcasts by Fossil Detectives - for iPad/Mac/PC
This event took place on 21st October 2008 and was hosted by Hermione Cockburn, presenter of the brand-new OU/BBC series Fossil Detectives. Hermione, who has also presented Coast and Rough Science, talks about the making of Fossil Detectives and other OU/BBC series, the extraordinary fossils found in Britain, and some of our most surprising fossil-hunters. Fossil Detectives is a brand new series, produced by the prestigious BBC Natural History Unit and The Open University, which showcases Britain’s amazing wealth of fossils, what they reveal about the mysteries of life and worlds long gone.
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Transcript -- Megalosaurus in the Oxford museum from 2008-11-11T22:26:12
Hermonie Cockburn intorduces and explains the birth of the Fossil Detective series and discusses the Megalosaurus, which includes a clip from the central England programme.
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Dinosaur excavation from 2008-11-11T22:25:13
Hermonie focusses on the work of Gideon Mantell and shows a clip of her on a dinosaur excovation from the South of England programme.
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Transcript -- Dinosaur excavation from 2008-11-11T22:25:12
Hermonie focusses on the work of Gideon Mantell and shows a clip of her on a dinosaur excovation from the South of England programme.
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The West Runton Elephant Story from 2008-11-11T22:24:13
Hermonie discusses the ice age, meeting David Attenborough, and the West Runton elephant.
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Transcript -- The West Runton Elephant Story from 2008-11-11T22:24:12
Hermonie discusses the ice age, meeting David Attenborough, and the West Runton elephant.
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Microfossils and the Ichtyosaur from 2008-11-11T22:23:13
Hermonie looks at the contrast between microfossils and larger fossils and also discovers the Ichtyosaur in Yorkshire.
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Transcript -- Microfossils and the Ichtyosaur from 2008-11-11T22:23:12
Transcript -- Hermonie looks at the contrast between microfossils and larger fossils and also discovers the Ichtyosaur in Yorkshire.
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Transcript -- Microfossils and the Ichtyosaur from 2008-11-11T22:23:12
Hermonie looks at the contrast between microfossils and larger fossils and also discovers the Ichtyosaur in Yorkshire.
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