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Natural history documentaries are hugely popular on British television. They offer great examples of science communication, and they have a long history, stretching back to the early days of broadcasting by the BBC, and more.
As luck would have it, here in STS, we have an expert in these programmes and the people who create them. Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon is Associate Professor of Science Communication in the department. He teaches science journalism, sociology of science, and lots more. He also is co-director of our new MSc in Science Communication.
A few years ago, Jean-Baptiste published a book on the history of British natural history documentaries, BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough (Palgrave). And yes, while research it he met and interviewed the one and only, David Attenborough.
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SociologySTSUCLuniversitycollegelondonSciencecommunicationpublicengagementscienceandtechnologystudiessociologyofsciencesciencejournalismdocumentaryfilmmakingbbcidentityattenboroughnaturalhistorycommunicationtheorytelenaturalistteleexpert