Name: Darwin's Beagle: On the Future of Species
Released: 2009-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · History

In 1831, Charles Darwin began the most important scientific journey ever made, discovering what changed our ideas of time, space, chance, sex and nature. 180 years later his great-great-granddaughter repeats his voyage. How has Darwin's world has changed?

2009 · 52m

EPISODE 1

One Small Step for Man

Tread in Darwin's footsteps as he discovers his first giant fossils, proving the existence of ancient and extinct animals.
EPISODE 2

Low Life on the Ladder of God

Follow the team down the coast of South America and see some of the most impacting remnants of the slave trade.
EPISODE 3

The Last Frontier

In this episode, Sarah Darwin visits the last remaining members of a native tribe that was wiped out by European disease. Hear the history of the Beagle's incredible nautical resilience.
EPISODE 4

The Final Countdown

The clipper crosses the Strait of Magellan. Redmond examines the value of salmon farms, while Sarah retraces Darwin's journey into the Andes Mountains.
EPISODE 5

The Paradise of Competition

The Stad Amsterdam reaches the Galapagos Islands - the site of Darwin's most famous research.
EPISODE 6

Toolbox of Survival

The crew makes for Australia to examine the profound effect that human habitation, and the introduction of invasive species, has had on the island.