I've not watched it yet, but you might be interested in this paper:
Dingwall, R. and Aldridge, M. (2006) Television wildlife programming
as a source of popular scientific information: a case study of evolution
Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 15, No. 2, 131-152 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0963662506060588
http://pus.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/2/131
I agree with the comments about the age limit - if nothing else it's
probably just good PR to say "there is no age limit because passion
for science... etc. etc."
Jo
Jo Brodie
Science Information Officer &
Islet Project Coordinator, Diabetes UK
http://www.diabetes.org.uk
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Has anyone noticed that the BBC flagship programme Planet Earth has lots
of violent death and no sex? No references to evolution either. I wonder
why?
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