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Darwin's dangerous idea
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"For 21 years, Charles Darwin kept his theory of evolution secret from all but a few friends. He confided to one: "It's like confessing to a murder." His torment resonates in society today -- in th...
"For 21 years, Charles Darwin kept his theory of evolution secret from all but a few friends. He confided to one: "It's 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"--Container.
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- a co-production of the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Clear Blue Sky Productions ; Vulcan Productions ; written and directed by David Espar and Susan K. Lewis ; producer, Susan K. Lewis ; drama directed by Alastair Reid ; drama produced by Linda Garmon
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Espar, David, author of screenplay, director
- Lewis, Susan K. (Susan Kopman), author of screenplay, director, producer
- Garmon, Linda, producer
- Reid, Alastair, 1939-2011, director
- Neeson, Liam, narrator
- Larkin, Christopher, 1934- actor
- Cunliffe, Jane, actor
- Tandy, Mark, 1957- actor
- Schneider, Bernice, film editor
- Rutenbeck, James, film editor
- Audette, Steve, film editor
- Akers, George (Film editor), film editor
- Mirowitz, Sheldon, composer
- Desmond, Adrian J., 1947- Darwin
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit
- Clear Blue Sky Productions
- Vulcan Productions
- WGBH Video (Firm)
- Publication
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- [Boston, MA] : WGBH Boston Video, [2009]
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 9781593758936, 1593758936
- OCLC
- ocn320498054
- Credits
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- Christopher Larkin, Jane Cunliffe, Mark Tandy
- Editors, Bernice Schneider, James Rutenbeck, Steve Audette ; music, Sheldon Mirowitz ; drama edited by George Akers ; narrator, Liam Neeson
- Documentary with some dramatic elements.
- Dramatic elements based on the book Darwin by Adrian Desmond and James Moore.
- "Evolution, a journey into where we're from and where we're going"
- "Commemorating Charles Darwin's 200th birthday"--Container.
- "As seen on Public Television"--Container.
- Originally aired on PBS in 2001 as the first part of a seven-part television broadcast series called Evolution.
- Special features: DVD-ROM access to the Evolution website and .PDF teacher's guide, glossary and FAQs.
- Special features: Access to the Evolution Web site featuring: interactive games, activities, and biographies; evolution library with video and audio segments, interviews, images, source documents, Web links, and additional resources; printable teacher's guide, evolution glossary and FAQs.
- DVD, NTSC; all region ; letterboxed.
- In English; Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.