Chris Packham on the Untold Story of Evolution
About this episode
Chris Packham discusses the new BBC series Evolution, which brings the story of evolution to life through CGI and highlights the connections between species.
Episode 384 The story of evolution is being brought to life in a new way. BBC series Evolution tells the story of 5 iconic animals, from elephants to ostriches, using CGI to reimagine ancient fossils. And this isn’t just about the animals that came before them, but also explores the intricacies of how locomotion, intelligence, feeding, and reproduction emerged. The series is hosted by broadcaster, natural history legend, and New Scientist superfan Chris Packham, who hopes Evolution will remind viewers that we are all connected on a deep and fundamental level. Penny Sarchet sits down with Chris to discuss why they've chosen to tell the story in this way and explore some of his series highlights. To read more about these stories, visit https://www.newscientist.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Chris Packham
Guest: Penny Sarchet
Topics covered
- evolution
- animals
- CGI
- natural history
- locomotion
- intelligence
- reproduction
Keywords
- evolution
- CGI
- animals
- natural history
- Chris Packham
- BBC series
- locomotion
- intelligence
- reproduction
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC, New Scientist
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