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Radio 4,01 Mar 1992,40 mins

Dr Steve Jones

Desert Island Discs

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The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is geneticist Dr Steve Jones. Eminent in his field, he's made a lifelong study of the evolution of the snail, the reproduction of the fruit fly and the sex life of the slug. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the study of genetics, reflecting on its disreputable past, analysing the problems of genetic engineering and discussing the research that inspired his recent Reith Lectures, particularly the evidence that proves that most of the world has descended from 10 Africans. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Fossils by Camille Saint-Saëns Book: Valley of Bones by Anthony Powell Luxury: Stuffed body of the Minister of Education

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Act 1 Scene 1 Chorus (from The Creation)
    Act 1 Scene 1 Chorus (from The Creation)
    Joseph Haydn
  3. 2.
    Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
    Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
    The Beatles
  4. 3.
    Fossils (from Carnival of the Animals)
    Fossils (from Carnival of the Animals)
    Camille Saint‐Saëns