What Darwin Didn't Know

Overview

Documentary which tells the story of evolution theory since Darwin postulated it in 1859 in 'On the Origin of Species'. The theory of evolution by natural selection is now scientific orthodoxy, but when it was unveiled it caused a storm of controversy, from fellow scientists as well as religious people. They criticised it for being short on evidence and long on assertion and Darwin, being the honest scientist that he was, agreed with them. He knew that his theory was riddled with 'difficulties', but he entrusted future generations to complete his work and prove the essential truth of his vision, which is what scientists have been doing for the past 150 years.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 29, 2009

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Armand Leroi

Director

Armand Leroi

Writer

Armand Leroi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1978354