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Professor Richard Dawkins

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Dawkins discusses his book, the Selfish Gene, which divided the scientific community and made him the most influential evolutionary biologist of his time.

Professor Richard Dawkins reveals how he came to write his explosive first book The Selfish Gene, a work that was to divide the scientific community and make him the most influential evolutionary biologist of his generation. He also explores how this set him on the path to becoming an outspoken spokesman for atheism.

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Tue 1 May 2012 00:00

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Role Contributor
Participant Richard Dawkins
Participant Richard Dawkins
Director Jacqui Farnham
Director Jacqui Farnham
Producer Jacqui Farnham
Producer Jacqui Farnham
Executive Producer Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer Sacha Baveystock

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