Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

Feb 01, 2009 | IMDB 7.7

60 min Watch Now

Documentary, TV Movie

Darwin's great insight – that life has evolved over millions of years by natural selection – has been the cornerstone of all David Attenborough’s natural history series. In this documentary, he takes us on a deeply personal journey which reflects his own life and the way he came to understand Darwin’s theory.

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