Richard Dawkins

Named by Prospect Magazine as the World's Top Thinker, Richard Dawkins is a pioneering scientist with a global reputation. Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, he was also linked through his wider family to a clutch of accomplished scientists. But which influences have shaped his life and intellectual development? Who and what inspires him?

Dawkins discusses his memoir Brief Candle in the Dark, following the threads that have run through his life so far and focusing on particular individuals, institutions and ideas that have inspired and motivated him with the Science Museum's Roger Highfield. Most important of all, for the first time he takes a fresh look at his evolving ideas about science.