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An interview from the 1993 Dutch documentary which aired on PBS in the states.
Hosted by Dutch journalist Wim Kayzer, _A Glorious Accident_ (Een schitterend Ongeluk) was filmed in the Netherlands by VPRO and produced by Nellie Kamer. The series, comprising interviews and a roundtable discussion, was shown in 1993 on Dutch television and in the United States on WNET TV in 1994. It was a huge hit in Holland and the companion book was a number one best seller there. In an interview about it, Rupert said, "It was a media phenomenon, and it was the most fruitful of anything I've ever done in terms of the response I've gotten. When I go to Holland, people stop me on the street and talk to me on the trains. They just want to talk about scientific ideas."
Watch the roundtable:
youtube.com/watch?v=vUH-wTo_1qM
Dr Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. At Cambridge University he worked in developmental biology as a Fellow of Clare College. He was Principal Plant Physiologist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and From 2005 to 2010 was Director of the Perrott-Warrick project, Cambridge.
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An interview from the 1993 Dutch documentary which aired on PBS in the states.
Hosted by Dutch journalist Wim Kayzer, _A Glorious Accident_ (Een schitterend Ongeluk) was filmed in the Netherlands by VPRO and produced by Nellie Kamer. The series, comprising interviews and a roundtable discussion, was shown in 1993 on Dutch television and in the United States on WNET TV in 1994. It was a huge hit in Holland and the companion book was a number one best seller there. In an interview about it, Rupert said, "It was a media phenomenon, and it was the most fruitful of anything I've ever done in terms of the response I've gotten. When I go to Holland, people stop me on the street and talk to me on the trains. They just want to talk about scientific ideas."
Watch the roundtable:
youtube.com/watch?v=vUH-wTo_1qM
Dr Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. At Cambridge University he worked in developmental biology as a Fellow of Clare College. He was Principal Plant Physiologist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and From 2005 to 2010 was Director of the Perrott-Warrick project, Cambridge.
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