Talk:Material World (radio programme)

First Broadcast

When was Material World first broadcast and who presented it? Yyem 18:06, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Predecessor

Before Material World started, I remember listening to Science Now, which I think was probably its predecessor. (As I recall, there was also Medicine Now.) Does anyone have more information? It would be good to have these programmes' full ancestry, so to speak. Musiconeologist (talk) 03:31, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Presenter of the final episode

My memory may be making this up, but I remember the final episode as a "handing-over" one where either Quentin Cooper presented it and introduced Gareth Mitchell, or Gareth Mitchell presented it and had Quentin Cooper as a guest. So I think "presented by Gareth Mitchell" may not be entirely accurate. Is the episode still available to check? Musiconeologist (talk) 17:32, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

OK, I've found the episode and it was indeed presented by Gareth Mitchell. But listening to it entails logging in. Musiconeologist (talk) 19:00, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Structure

The first two sentences come very close to contradicting each other: A typical episode covered three or four topics, giving each 7–10 minutes. For many years the programme was divided into two sections of fifteen minutes on separate topics. (Also if we're counting minutes, I doubt it was 30 minutes long. 27 or 28 seems more usual for a "half-hour" programme.) Musiconeologist (talk) 18:45, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Sue Nelson

The infobox mentions Sue Nelson as a presenter, but the article itself doesn't. A mention of her role is needed. Did she present occasional programmes, or contribute programme segments to ones presented by Quentin Cooper, or what? Musiconeologist (talk) 19:25, 20 March 2024 (UTC)