Program Description

“Dynamic look at the life, work, and legacy of Charles Darwin” —The Sunday Times (U.K.)

Published 150 years ago, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species changed everything—science, religion, and even humanity’s image of itself. Join Professor Richard Dawkins as he explains exactly how Darwin developed his revolutionary theory of evolution and why it’s still relevant today.

How do species evolve? What does “natural selection” mean in biology, politics, sociology, and philosophy? With passionate certainty, Dawkins provides answers, positing evolution as a matter of fact, not faith. In addition to interviewing scientific experts such as geneticist Craig Venter and paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, Dawkins speaks with Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, and other religious leaders about the existence of a Creator. Provocative, informative, and irresistibly watchable, this award-winning documentary offers lively new insights on an idea that still meets stubborn resistance.

Winner, Best Documentary Series (British Broadcast Awards, 2009)

Evolutionary biologist and fellow of the Royal Society, Richard Dawkins has served as professor of public understanding of science at Oxford University. He has written dozens of scholarly and popular works, including the controversial best seller The God Delusion.

BONUS FEATURES

• Bonus disc containing four hours of interviews with experts featured in the program
• Three Tales from the Galápagos Islands bonus specials (26 min.)
• 14-page viewer’s guide includes highlights, questions to consider, avenues for further learning, Evolution’s Biggest Losers, Milestones in the Evolution-Creationism Controversy, Evolution’s Dark Side, and more.
• The Evolution of an Idea, contributors to Darwin’s theory
• Biography of Charles Darwin