
Description
Everyone knows the story of Darwin's trip to the Galapagos - but less well known is that much of evolutionary theory was influenced by his observations at home. Jimmy visits Down House - and recre...ates many of Charles Darwin's crucial experiments. In the final programme Jimmy explores the work that Darwin did on human evolution that he made public towards the end of his life.
Everyone knows the story of Darwin's trip to the Galapagos - but less well known is that much of evolutionary theory was influenced by his observations at home. Jimmy visits Down House - and recre...ates many of Charles Darwin's crucial experiments. In the final programme Jimmy explores the work that Darwin did on human evolution that he made public towards the end of his life.
Series: | Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden |
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Episode | 3 |
First transmission date: | 19-03-2009 |
Published: | 2009 |
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Duration: | 00:58:03 |
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Producer: | Andrew Thompson |
Publisher: | BBC Open University |
Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/darwin/darwinsgarden/index.html |
Subject terms: | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Influence; Darwin, Charles,--1809-1882; Evolution (Biology); Genetics; Natural selection |
Production number: | NCWY500D |
Videofinder number: | 8037 |
Available to public: | no |