Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life |  | Actor: David Attenborough
Studio: BBC Warner
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Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Chinese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 1000113415
UPC: 883929093670
EAN: 0883929093670
ASIN: B002MIK0UI
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: November 3, 2009 (New: Last 30 Days)
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| • | A personal insight, from the world's favourite naturalist, into Darwin'stheory of evolution, exploring why it is more important now than ever before. Beautifully shot, this is the start of a series of celebrations of the man behind the theory that changed the world's thinking. But more than that, this is a labor of love for a man who has been at the forefront of natural history programming or deca |
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/03/2009 Run time: 59 minutes Rating: Nr
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| Customer Reviews:
An understanding of our family tree November 21, 2009
The Online Cowboy (Minneapolis, MN)
I thought the BBC Earth series of Charles Darwin was absolutely wonderful. They are very well produced and have an updated polished look to them that I have not yet seen matched by any of the other documentary videos out there. As far as the content, it packs a wallop within the the 60 minute feature of Charles Darwin's quest for understanding our place and how we all got this far in the tree of life. David Attenborough does a great job of pointing out the facts with a humbling and un-patronizing way to the viewer that makes it all so easy to understand AND make sense. I think this would make for great viewing in a high school science class.
Urbane, gentle introduction to Darwin from a venerable resource November 16, 2009
Greg Peterson (Minneapolis, MN)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
David Attenborough has been doing wonderful, highly creditable nature shows for decades, and this low-key and soft-spoken paen to the insight of Charles Darwin fits perfectly within that tradition. As a mature and sophisticated spokesperson for nature's wonders and science's ability to penetrate the outer layers of that wonder, there are few better tour guides to the revolution that Darwin brings to our understanding of the living world. Illustrated with wonderful clips from previous nature documentaries and well-written narration from key locations--including Darwin's home in Down), this is a fitting tribute to Darwin during this, his year (200th birthday and 150th anniversary of publication of "Origin of Species"). To make matters better, the DVD includes an added feature, "The Evolution of Evolution," which is a slightly splashier take on Darwin's achievement and includes fascinating insights from Darwin experts. Very erudite commentary, made with that BBC flare for intelligence and understatement that we "Sesame Street" generation Americans often grow to so admire.
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