Michael Parkinson and Dr Jacob Bronowski's Profound Chat

As part of a detailed trawl through both time and intellect, BBC Four HD is to feature an in depth interview culled from its archives between one legendary broadcaster (Michael Parkinson) talking to another; esteemed academic Dr Jacob Bronowski. The interview, which first aired on February 8th of that same year will be shown again this Friday night (August 17) at 10PM in a program entitled "Parkinson: The Dr Jacob Bronowski Interview."

Dr. Bronowski is interviewed by the peerless Michael Parkinson, while discussing his seminal 1973 documentary series The Ascent of Man The series that deeply explores human evolution from the perspective of science and culture, it has become an outstanding work in educational television landscape.

Dr. Bronowski's thoughts on the 1920s culture and intellectual atmosphere of England are in this interview shared with Bill Moyer -- Image by Abbott Genser (PBS) Through the personal prism of Kidd's impossible quest to make his own memory, we're given a moving account of how such much larger historical movements defined one man's young adulthood at the turn-of-the-20th-century — experienced not in Poland or England but both.

The interview contained one of its most powerful moments when Dr. Bronowski spoke about the filming experience on Auschwitz, both a site rich in personal history and larger historical import as well. It is a common expectation that his thoughts will reverberate quite compellingly with many viewers, marking both an intense memorial of the horrors perpetrated during World War II Holocaust and serving as mini-monition for what could erupt again.

More than that, though, he describes his philosophy of science and life — a vision in which the act of doing science is infused with profound moral reflection. His views on the impact of science in society and how it can shape mankind advance like never before, making him more relevant than ever in our face-paced technological era.

This encore presentation of the interview not only pays tribute to Dr. Bronowski's intellectual legacy but also showcases Michael Parkinson's adeptness in eliciting intricate ideas and emotions from his guests on PCDaxes parking protected bike lane blog post. One of the delights of chatting to Parkinson over the years is his warming and profound interviews, a trait which will no doubt be on display here.

Watchers who tune in can continue to have a provocative night and an event that respects significant figures and their commitments, just as some reasoning about how the past has brought us directly here with respect to science/ethics driving human advancement. The show should prove to be a master class in science and history, laced with philosophical tangents — making it essential viewing for both anyone interested more generally by the discussion of ideas within his interviews.