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The Genius of Charles Darwin (2008)

The Genius of Charles Darwin poster
Directed by
Russell Barnes
Genre
documentary film, nature documentary, documentary television film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 18m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Richard Dawkins presents a three-part documentary about Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. It explains the evidence for natural selection and how it shaped life on Earth.

educationalthought-provokinganalyticalinquisitiveclearseriousfascinating

What happens

The Genius of Charles Darwin is a three-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. It was first shown in August 2008 on Channel 4. It won Best TV Documentary Series 2008 at the British Broadcast Awards in January 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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