Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20090430 | Percy Smith was the greatest pioneer of the natural history film-making - tackling subjects from flies to slime mould.
During the 1920s in his principal studio, the back garden of his home in north London, he developed innovative microscope - and time-lapse photography which still looks impressive today.
Tim Boon of London's Science Museum talks to historians and Sir David Attenborough.
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.
Story of Percy Smith, a film pioneer, who made natural history films in his back garden. | |
| 20090430 | 20110605 (R4) | Percy Smith was the greatest pioneer of the natural history film-making - tackling subjects from flies to slime mould.
During the 1920s in his principal studio, the back garden of his home in north London, he developed innovative microscope - and time-lapse photography which still looks impressive today.
Tim Boon of London's Science Museum talks to historians and Sir David Attenborough.
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.
Story of Percy Smith, a film pioneer, who made natural history films in his back garden. |