This is the Sony Radio award wining Radio 4 series from Chris Addison, which precedes Civilization.
The four episodes are called Language and Communication, Social Development, Science and Technology, Man or Monkey.
The title features the same cast as the August released Civilization with Chris Addison as the lecturer with Professor Austin Herring played by Geoffrey "Hitch Hikers Guide" McGivern and lecture illustrations by Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell.
The series explores the fascinating subject of human evolution, firstly looking at the first advantage Mankind has over poor saps, 'The Animals', Language.
We look at the number of languages now in use (5,000 or so) and why the people of Lewisham don’t seem to have chosen one as yet.
Amongst other things, professor Herring demonstrates his value based translation machine, and we meet a man who thinks his bees are telling him about unsolved crimes.
Chris Addison has now won two Perrier nominations and the Sony radio Award for this series.
Author : Jimmy Perry and David Crofts
Peformed By : Full Cast Production
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 1 hour 50 minutes
Type : British
Humor
Radio Shows
Historical
Comedy
Price : $13.49
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Peformed By : Martin Jarvis
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours 30 minutes
Type : Comedy
Classics
Humor
Humor
Price : $18.49
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Peformed By : Various
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours
Type : Modern Classics
Radio Shows
Humor
British
Price : $18.49
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Author : Jerry Robbins
Peformed By : Full Cast Production
Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
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Type : Humor
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American
Price : $1.50
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Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography
Biographical
Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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