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BBC Radio 4 Start the Week

I was on BBC Radio 4 Start the Week with Brian Cox, Michael Lewis and Saiful Islam talking about discoveries, science, imagination, the Cosmos and of course Alexander von Humboldt.

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BBC Radio 4 Start The Week

 

Christmas Spiegel Bestseller Number 3: Die Erfindung der Natur

The German edition of 'The Invention of Nature' is this week on number 3 on the Spiegel Bestseller Liste!! Christmas Bestseller no less ... 

BBC Radio 4 Science Stories: The Man who Predicted Deforestation and Climate Change 200 Years Ago

Here is a �� hour programme about Alexander von Humboldt with an interview with me in the middle.

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BBC R4 ScienceStories-TheManWhoPredictedDeforestationAndClimateChange200YearsAgo

 

Guardian: Favourite Reads of 2016

'The Invention of Nature' was in The Guardian's 'Favourite Reads of 2016' - as chosen by scientists.

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And just because it's so wonderful, here is Bill Bryson again about 'The Invention of Nature': "my book of the year in practically every nonfiction category ��� science, nature, biography, history"

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Spiegel Bestseller Number 6: Die Erfindung der Natur

The German edition of 'The Invention of Nature' is this week on number 6 on the Spiegel Bestseller Liste!!

Bayerisches Fernsehen ���S��dlicht���: Wer bekommt den Bayerischen Buchpreis 2016?

Here is the TV programme about the Bayerische Buchpreis and the Award ceremony (which included the discussion of the jury.

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Bayerische Fernsehen ���S��dlicht���: Wer Bekommt Den Bayerische Buchpreis 2016?

Here is the TV programme about the Bayerische Buchpreis and the Award ceremony (which included the discussion of the jury.

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The QI Book of the Year Award 2016: The Invention of Nature

The quirkiest award yet - as my lovely editor at John Murray said - The QI Elves selected 'The Invention of Nature' as one of 10 for 'The Quite Interesting Book of the Year Award 2016' 

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Radio interviews Germany: The Invention of Nature

Here are some of the interviews I did in Germany about 'The Invention of Nature', Humboldt.

Bayern 3 'Mensch Otto', 6 December - this is a 45min interview - mainly about me and why I wrote the book but also about Humboldt of course - click here to listen.

Here is the podcast - in German

Bayern 3 Mensch Otto - Interview Andrea Wulf

 

Deutschland Radio Kultur 'Lesart', 6 December - this is a 12min interview about 'The Invention of Nature' - click here to listen.

Here is the podcast - in German

Deutschland Radio Kultur - Interview Andrea Wulf

 

Der Tagesspiegel: The Invention of Nature

Here is an article about the event I did with Neil MacGregor about Alexander von Humboldt for the Humboldt Forum in Berlin on 5 December. 

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