1970s, The BBC Controversy, an experiment in science television?







By Rupert Cole
In the early seventies, long before talk of ‘public engagement’ and ‘public dialogue’ was in vogue, the BBC and the Royal Institution (RI) staged a television series, Controversy (1971-5), that gave audiences an opportunity to participate in debates with scientists on issues in ‘science and society’.







Image credits: Financial Times


A critical success at the time but

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