Break the Science Barrier
Break the Science Barrier | |
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Written by | Richard Dawkins |
Produced by | |
Starring | Richard Dawkins, Douglas Adams, David Attenborough, Jocelyn Bell Burnell |
Cinematography | , |
Edited by | |
Music by | Paddy Kingsland |
Distributed by | Channel 4 (television), The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (DVD) |
Release date | 30 October 1996 (television), 7 February 2008 (DVD) |
Running time | 50 mins. approx. |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Break the Science Barrier is a 1996 television documentary written and presented by Richard Dawkins, which promotes the viewpoint that scientific endeavour is not only useful, but also intellectually stimulating and exciting.[1] Featuring interviews with many well-known figures from the world of science and beyond, it was originally broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom — the first of a series of collaborations between Dawkins and the station — before being released on DVD more than a decade later. The documentary contains many of the themes later expounded in his book Unweaving the Rainbow, which was published two years after the initial broadcast.
References[]
- ^ "Break the Science Barrier DVD release notice". RichardDawkins.net. 1 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010.
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- English-language films
- British television documentaries
- British television specials
- Channel 4 documentaries
- Documentary films about science
- Works by Richard Dawkins
- 1996 television specials
- Science documentary stubs
- United Kingdom television show stubs