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The genius of Charles Darwin
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Shaking Western culture to its very core after its publication 150 years ago, On the origin of species forced humans to rethink their place in the universe. In this lively three-part series, Darwin...
Shaking Western culture to its very core after its publication 150 years ago, On the origin of species forced humans to rethink their place in the universe. In this lively three-part series, Darwin's passionate disciple, popular author and biologist Richard Dawkins examines evolution and its legacy, confronts Darwin's doubters head-on, and explains natural selection in clear, straightforward terms.
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- Creator
- series producer and director, Russell Barnes ; IWC Media
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Spring, MD : Acorn Media Group : Athena, [2009]
- ©2009
- Physical Details
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- 2 videodiscs (approximately 139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (13 pages : illustrations)
- ISBNs
- 9781598282993, 1598282999
- OCLC
- ocn456456006
- Credits
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- Richard Dawkins, presenter
- Series producer, Russell Barnes
- Title from container.
- Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes in 2008.
- Bonus features: interviews with experts featured in the program; Three tales from the Galapagos Islands bonus specials; 16-page viewer's guide; The evolution of an idea, contributors to Darwin's theory; biography of Charles Darwin.
- DVD, widescreen; stereo.
- Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
- v. 1. Life, Darwin & everything ; The fifth ape ; God strikes back -- v. 2. bonus interviews: Daniel Dennett, philosopher (50 min.) ; Randolph Nesse, doctor/author (46 min.) ; Wendy Wright, Concerned Women for America (67 min.) ; Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (29 min.) ; John Mackay, creationist (19 min.) ; Science teachers (29 min.)