Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Season 42 Episode 5: Luck, Genes and Stupidity

Tonight’s presentation examines the part genetics has to play in our ability to survive. Is everyone’s ability to survive the same? Faced with the same perils, would we all cope just as well? And if not, is it down to luck or relative toughness, or is there such a thing as the will to live?

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

60

Episodes:

125

Actor:

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1966

IMDb:

5.1