# | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
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1 | From Alligator Wrestling to Fossil Skeletons: Scientific Eccentricity in the Early 19th Century | Dr Vicky Carroll talks about the eccentric tendencies of early 19th-century natural historians. Whether hunting for fossils or wrestling alligators, these scientists certainly had an active interest in their field work! | Vicky Carroll | 20 Sep 2011 | |
2 | Crackpots and Eggheads: Eccentricity in Natural History | In the first in a series of 'Eccentricity' lectures, Dr Brian Regal talks about the search for 'monsters', in particular the hunt for Sasquatch or 'Bigfoot', and the "crackpot" natural historians who were obsessed with the search. | Brian Regal | 28 Jul 2011 |