Robert Winston is one of the country's best-known scientists. As Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College, University of London, and Director of NHS Research and Development and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Hammersmith Hospital, he has made advances in fertility medicine and been a leading voice in the debate on genetic engineering. His television series include Making Babies, The Human Body, Human Instinct, Walking with Cavemen, The Human Mind and Child of Our Time and have made him a household name across Britain. He became a life peer in 1995. His most recent books, Human Instinct and The Human Mind, are also published by Bantam Books.