The Genius of Accidents: The Coelacanth - Episode 3

The coelacanth is a fish that, until 1938, was only known from
the fossil record until a young South African curator named
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer found one - only just deceased - on
the deck of a fishing boat.


Presenter Adam Hart speaks with ichthyologists and curators who
knew Marjorie, putting together the story of how a curious mind,
determination and a bit of luck saved this 'living fossil' for
science.


Produced by Rory Galloway. First broadcast on Wednesday 25 July
2018.