An Oral history of British Science: Stephen Sparks

An Oral history of British Science: Stephen Sparks

The life and work of Stephen Sparks - volcanolgist

This oral history covers a wide range of topics including Stephen Sparks' work and experiences on Montserrat during the volcanic crisis starting in 1995.

Pages 152 - 179 of the transcript which can be downloaded here refer to the events on Montserrat.

If listening to the audio file (which can be found here): 

• Track 6, at 16 mins 15 seconds is where Montserrat is first discussed.

• Discussions of Montserrat continue until Track 6, 1 hour 36 minutes.

National Life Stories

The British Library

18th - 19th October 2012

Sir Stephen Sparks (interviewee)
Dr Paul Merchant (interviewer)

The British Library Board acknowledges the intellectual property rights of those named as contributors to this recording and the rights of those not identified.

Audio File and PDF transcript (external links)

English (UK)

Oral History

C1379/89

The life and work of Stephen Sparks up to 2012

The Audio files can be listened to here

9 hours 12 minutes 47 seconds

The transcript can be downloaded here.

Dr Paul Merchant

Sir Stephen Sparks

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol

The full time summary can be found here

Track 6, at 16 mins 15 seconds is where Montserrat is first discussed.

Discussions of Montserrat continue until Track 6, 1 hour 36 minutes.