The Life Scientific is a Scientific Documentary programme.

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The Life Scientific: Ben Garrod on Conservation and Extinction

Series 1346, episode 3

Ben Garrod is an obsessive bone collector and wild animal behaviourist. He was destined for a career in medicine but a chance encounter with primatologist Jane Goodall reignited his life-long passion for conservation. He talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his journey, from dissecting animal remains washed up on Norfolk beaches to tracking chimps to eminent science communicator and public figure

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Jim Al-Khalili
Ben Garrod