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Darwin's theory was "the biggest single idea in the history of thought," the opening titles tell us, announcing how important the movie is. But there are precious few examples of those ideas in ...

For those who want something shorter than the BBC's seven-hour epic, the first episode of the 2001 PBS documentary Evolution, titled "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," is also well worth watching and is a ...