In Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth near Grantham, Lincolnshire is a house, Woolsthorpe Manor and within the grounds of this house, an apple tree. The very tree a young Sir Isaac Newton sat under which started his exploration of gravity. We discover how one of England's greatest minds, science, and Lincolnshire is linked to Britain's slaving past.
Featuring Professor Simon Schaffer and Professor Kate Murphy.
A transcript for this episode is available here (
shorturl.at/fqwCN).
CREDITS
Written by Moya Lothian-McLean
Produced by Renay Richardson
Researchers are Arisa Loomba and Dr. Alison Bennet
Sound Design and original music by Ben Yellowitz
Violin by J Hope
Thanks to Sandra Dobrozemsky for additional support and Tony Phillips
This is a Broccoli Production
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