127. Neanderthals

“That is from Kindred, a book by Rebecca Rag Sykes that came out last year. And which I've been meaning to read ever since it came out.”

“A massive recommendation to the listeners. William Golding's novel, The Inheritors, which I'm poised to learn is probably all completely wrong, but is an absolutely magnificent novel.”

“I remember being given his wonderful book, Homo Britannicus, by my parents one Christmas.”

“He's got other origins of our species, Britain a million years of the human story, our human story.”

“The mention of Becky Ragsikes' book highlights the historical perspective on Neanderthals and their impact on the understanding of human history.”

“So after that reconstruction of the La Chapelle Neanderthal, we find H.G. Wells writing a story called The Grizzly Folk, where he really does paint the Neanderthals as being very distinct.”

“If we look at Lord of the Flies, you know, we've got that dual nature of humanity showing up, you know, humanity as being potentially cruel.”

“Ralph Selecki, who led the excavations at Shanidar, wrote a book called Neanderthals, the first flower children, I think it was called, or the first flower, very much a book of his time.”