A Glorious Accident
tv show

7 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired January 03, 1993
Genres:
Overview
Documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers. Hosted by Wim Kayzer, guests included Daniel Dennett, Freeman Dyson, Stephen Jay Gould, Oliver Sacks, Rupert Sheldrake, and Stephen Toulmin. It was filmed in the Netherlands by the VPRO and produced by Nellie Kamer.
Season 1
7 episodes
Air Date
January 03, 1993
Overview
"A Glorious Accident" is a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers. Hosted by Wim Kayzer, guests included Daniel Dennett, Freeman Dyson, Stephen Jay Gould, Oliver Sacks, Rupert Sheldrake, and Stephen Toulmin. It was filmed in the Netherlands by the VPRO and produced by Nellie Kamer.

Oliver Sacks: Migraine
Episode 1 - 1h 30m
January 03, 1993

Rupert Sheldrake: Revolution or wrong track?
Episode 2 - 1h 31m
January 04, 1993

Daniel C. Dennett: The Last Refuge of Humanity
Episode 3 - 1h 30m
January 10, 1993

Stephen Toulmin: Descartes, Descartesanity
Episode 4 - 1h 28m
January 11, 1993

Freeman Dyson: In Praise of Diversity
Episode 5 - 1h 36m
January 17, 1993

Stephen Jay Gould: Unanswerable Questions
Episode 6 - 1h 20m
January 18, 1993

Coming together: We wonder, ever wonder why we found us here
Episode 7 - 3h 31m
January 24, 1993
