Origin of Species

BBC - Darwin's Struggle: The Evolution of the Origin of Species (2009)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 3036 Kbps | 59mn 4s | Audio: English AAC 128 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 1.33 GiB
Genre: Documentary

Documentary telling the little-known story of how Darwin came to write his great masterpiece On the Origin of Species, a book which explains the wonderful variety of the natural world as emerging out of death and the struggle of life. In the twenty years he took to develop a brilliant idea into a revolutionary book, Darwin went through a personal struggle every bit as turbulent as that of the natural world he observed. Fortunately, he left us an extraordinary record of his brilliant insights, observations of nature, and touching expressions of love and affection for those around him. He also wrote frank accounts of family tragedies, physical illnesses and moments of self-doubt, as he laboured towards publication of the book that would change the way we see the world. The story is told with the benefit of Darwin's secret notes and correspondence, enhanced by natural history filming, powerful imagery from the time and contributions from leading contemporary biographers and scientists.

BBC - Keith Richards: The Origin of the Species (2016)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 2311 Kbps | 1h 0mn | 1.01 GiB
Audio: English AAC 93 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

Documentary about Keith Richards's postwar childhood in Dartford and London, exploring the cultural undercurrents and transformative thinking which occurred between 1945 and 1962.

Examine the structure of cells. See how their specialized structures carry out everything from energy production and waste disposal to the synthesis of new molecules and the storage of genetic material.

CNN Perspectives - Millennium: A Thousand Years of History (1999)
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Genre: Documentary | History

Join CNN's MILLENNIUM for a panoramic sweep over the last 1,000 years, watching the people, events and achievements that shaped the world. The 10, one-hour episodes of MILLENNIUM are extraordinary in their range of vision and compelling in their presentation. Yet MILLENNIUM is neither chronological nor all-encompassing. Instead, it is eclectic, a pastiche of things great–or small–that sculpted the world. Each of the 10 episodes of MILLENNIUM focuses on a single century, brought to life by five vignettes from five different locations worldwide. Inspired by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto's book, "Millennium," and filmed in 28 countries, the series is as geographically far-ranging as the world it covers. Its producers and crews spent more than two years and traveled 100,000 miles gathering footage. MILLENNIUM reconstructs the visual images of past ages using this footage, along with vivid re-enactments and computer-generated graphic animation.

Classic books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their personal insights to these great works.