Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009)

Genre

nature documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h

Rated

PG

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

David Attenborough presents this documentary on Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution by natural selection. It follows Darwin's journey of discovery through his observations of nature and visits to key locations in his life. The film shows how Darwin's ideas changed the way we see humans as part of the natural world, not above it.

informativereflectiveeducationalcontemplativesoberorderlyhistoricaleye-opening

What happens

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life is a 2009 television documentary about Charles Darwin and his revolutionary theory of evolution through natural selection, produced by the BBC to mark the bicentenary of Darwin's birth. It is part of the BBC Darwin Season. The presenter, David Attenborough, outlines the development of the theory by Darwin through his observations of animals and plants in nature and in the domesticated state, visiting sites important in Darwin's own life, including Down House, Cambridge University and the Natural History Museum, and using archive footage from Attenborough's many nature documentaries for the BBC. He reviews the development of the theory since its beginnings, and its revolutionary impact on the way in which humans view themselves – not as having dominion over the animals as The Bible says, but as part of the natural world and subject to the same controlling forces that govern all life on Earth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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