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Evolution

Evolution

Evolution

2001 1 Seasons 7 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Documentary

Evolution is a 2001 documentary series by the American broadcaster Public Broadcasting Service and WGBH on evolutionary biology. The spokespeople for the series were Jane Goodall, Kenneth R. Miller and Stephen Jay Gould, Eugenie C. Scott, Arthur Peacocke and Arnold Thomas. The series was narrated by the Irish actor Liam Neeson. The series was accompanied by a book by the popular science writer Carl Zimmer Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea. An extensive website provides teaching resources for each episode's material, including "The Mating Game", further looks at Charles Darwin, and an interactive history of speciation in the invented "pollencreeper" birds.

Evolution is a 2001 documentary series by the American broadcaster Public Broadcasting Service and WGBH on evolutionary biology. The spokespeople for the series were Jane Goodall, Kenneth R. Miller and Stephen Jay Gould, Eugenie C. Scott, Arthur Peacocke and Arnold Thomas. The series was narrated by the Irish actor Liam Neeson. The series was accompanied by a book by the popular science writer Carl Zimmer Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea. An extensive website provides teaching resources for each episode's material, including "The Mating Game", further looks at Charles Darwin, and an interactive history of speciation in the invented "pollencreeper" birds.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Darwin's Dangerous Idea

Why does Charles Darwin's "dangerous idea" matter more today than ever, and how does it explain the past and predict the

EP 2

Great Transformations

What underlies the incredible diversity of life on Earth? How have complex life forms evolved? The journey from water to

EP 3

Extinction!

Five mass extinctions have occurred since life began on Earth. Are humans causing the next mass extinction? And what doe

EP 4

The Evolutionary Arms Race

Survival of the fittest: Raw competition? Intense cooperation? Both are essential. Interactions between and within speci

EP 5

Why Sex?

In evolutionary terms, sex is more important than life itself. Sex fuels evolutionary change by adding variation to the

EP 6

The Mind's Big Bang

Fifty thousand years ago, something happened -- the modern human mind emerged, triggering a creative, technological, and

EP 7

What About God?

Of all species, we alone attempt to explain who we are and how we came to be. This final show explores the struggle betw

Popular Cast

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Narrator

Chris Larkin

Chris Larkin

Charles Darwin

Mark Tandy

Mark Tandy

Erasmus Darwin