The Age Of Wonder

The Age Of Wonder

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20081013

Botanist Joseph Banks lands on Tahiti in 1769, hoping to discover Paradise.

20081014

Douglas Hodge reads Richard Holmes' account of the scientific ferment that swept through Britain in the late-18th century.

The invention of the hot air balloon by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783 led to a spate of crowd-pulling spectacles, and the fierce rivalry of the first cross-Channel 'aeronauts'.

The invention of the hot air balloon in 1783 led to a spate of crowd-pulling spectacles.

20081015

The impact of the discovery of electricity.

20081016

Sir Humphry Davy's solution to the problem of deadly gas explosions in mines.

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20081017

Douglas Hodge reads Richard Holmes's account of the scientific ferment that swept through Britain in the late 18th century.

By the turn of the 19th century, the developments made in the fields of physics and chemistry had led to a growing debate about the role of science and the question of what to call those who practised it.

Developments in physics and chemistry led to a debate about the role of science.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20081013	Botanist Joseph Banks lands on Tahiti in 1769, hoping to discover Paradise.
02	20081014	Douglas Hodge reads Richard Holmes' account of the scientific ferment that swept through Britain in the late-18th century. The invention of the hot air balloon by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783 led to a spate of crowd-pulling spectacles, and the fierce rivalry of the first cross-Channel 'aeronauts'. The invention of the hot air balloon in 1783 led to a spate of crowd-pulling spectacles.
03	20081015	The impact of the discovery of electricity.
04	20081016	Sir Humphry Davy's solution to the problem of deadly gas explosions in mines.
05 LAST	20081017	Douglas Hodge reads Richard Holmes's account of the scientific ferment that swept through Britain in the late 18th century. By the turn of the 19th century, the developments made in the fields of physics and chemistry had led to a growing debate about the role of science and the question of what to call those who practised it. Developments in physics and chemistry led to a debate about the role of science.