Dr Richard lane OBE former Director of Science at the Natural History Museum interviews Professor Denys Brunsden at his home in West Dorset.
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Childhood and schooling
1:42 Interface - ‘where the atmosphere, ocean and land meet’
2:57 Leaving school
4:21 National Service - RAF
5:15 Air photo interpreter
7:47 University
8:05 Starting a PHD
10:27 Teaching opportunity New Zealand
12:57 Geomorphology - ‘the study of the shapes on the earth’
16:30 Geomorphic mapping
21:54 Early retirement and consultancy
24:16 The Jurassic Coast
25:19 Coastal Fora
26:00 1994 - Lyme Bay Forum - World Heritage Site idea
28:00 Story - ‘A Walk Through Time’
29:22 The birthplace of the geological sciences
31:00 We wrote a bid for World Heritage Status
31:33 2001 - World Heritage Status awarded by UNESCO
32:10 Consensus of people and organisations involved with the coast
36:48 Benefits of World Heritage status
38:59 Education program - ‘A string of pearls’
40:53 The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
44:14 Future of the World Heritage site
46:18 ‘We must have a WHS Jurassic Coast Centre’
49:17 Realising the vision
50:35 For further information and credits
For further information about the Jurrassic Coast Trust - jurassiccoast.org
The Lyme Regis Museum - www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
Filmmaker Justin Owen - justinowenfilms@gmail.com IG @justinowenfilms