EVOLUTION (PART 1): DARWIN'S DANGEROUS IDEA

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• Release Year: 2001
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: An idea that challenged our view of the world.; Evolution offers a groundbreaking and definitive view of the extraordinary impact the evolutionary process has had on our understanding of the world around us. Beginning with Darwin's revolutionary theory, this seven-part series explores all facets of evolution—the changes that spawned the tree of life, the power of sex, how evolution continues to affect us every day and the perceived conflict between science and religion.; ; Darwin's Dangerous Idea; For 21 years, Charles Darwin kept his theory of evolution secret from all but a few friends. He confided to one: 'It is like confessing to a murder.' His torment resonates in society today—in the challenge his incredibly powerful idea poses to our understanding of our world and ourselves. Darwin's Dangerous Idea interweaves the drama in key moments of Darwin's life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past to present and introducing major concepts of evolutionary theory. It explores why Darwin's 'dangerous idea' might matter even more today than it did in his own time, and reveals how science might be used to explain the past and predict the future of life on earth.
• Cast: Liam Neeson, Roger Brierley, Anthony Carrick, Jane Cunliffe, Manon Eames, Will Fawcett, Cornelius Garrett, Andrew Heath, Andy Henderson, Chris Larkin, Joshua Losey, Eleanor Ogbourne, John Quentin, Matthew Radford, Ian Shaw, Mark Tandy, Tobias Vaughan, John Walters, Stephen Jay Gould, Noel Buckner, Kate Churchill, David Espar, Richard Hutton, Susan K. Lewis, Joel Olicker, Alastair Reid, Chris Schmidt, Rob Whittlesey, Gail Willumsen, Allan Cubitt, Adrian Desmond, John Hemingway, Bill Jersey, James Moore, Mark Page
• Director: Noel Buckner
• Runtime: 2:00
• Company: WGBH Boston Video
• Media Format: Series