http://www.humanistlife.org.uk/2010/02/howard-jacobson-and-the-temple-of-darwin/ Humanist perspectives on the here and now Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:47:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.humanistlife.org.uk/2010/02/howard-jacobson-and-the-temple-of-darwin/comment-page-1/#comment-719 George Jelliss Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:29:07 +0000 http://www.humanistlife.org.uk/?p=1287#comment-719 The programme 'The Museum of Life' on BBC 2 TV this evening (18 March), which looks behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum, also comments on the statue of Richard Owen being relegated to a dark corner, and it is unclear whether he will be reinstated. Comments by Darwin expressing his hatred for Owen for opposing his ideas on evolution and later for opposing an extension of Kew Gardens (where his friend Hooker worked) were emphasised. These Victorian rivalries and power struggles it seems still colour our attitudes to the participants. The programme ‘The Museum of Life’ on BBC 2 TV this evening (18 March), which looks behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum, also comments on the statue of Richard Owen being relegated to a dark corner, and it is unclear whether he will be reinstated. Comments by Darwin expressing his hatred for Owen for opposing his ideas on evolution and later for opposing an extension of Kew Gardens (where his friend Hooker worked) were emphasised. These Victorian rivalries and power struggles it seems still colour our attitudes to the participants.

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