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Evolution Earth / series producers, David Allen, Oliver Twinch ; written by David Allen, Oliver Twinch, Rachelle Keeling, Charlotte Lathane, John Hodgson ; directed by Oliver Twinch, Nick Stringer, Charlotte Lathane ; producers, Charlotte Keyte, Rachelle Keeling, Rebecca Harris ; produced by Passion Planet in association with Love Nature and ARTE France for PBS.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: EVER600 | PBSLanguage: English Original language: English Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2023]Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution Copyright date: �2023Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 275 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781531716424
  • 1531716423
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 576.8 23/eng/20231017
LOC classification:
  • QH366.2 .E96 2023
Contents:
disc 1. Earth ; Island ; Heat -- disc 2. Ice ; Grasslands.
Production credits:
  • Editors, Ben Lavington Martin, Doug Howarth, Jacob Thomson ; original music by Simon Porter, Graham Hadfield, Fraser Purdie.
Narrator, Shane Campbell-Staton.Summary: Evolution determines who lives, who dies, and who passes traits on to the next generation. The process plays a critical role in our daily lives, yet it is one of the most overlooked and misunderstood concepts ever described The Evolution Project's eight-hour television miniseries travels the world to examine evolutionary science and the profound effect it has had on society and culture. From the genius and torment of Charles Darwin to the scientific revolution that spawned the Tree of Life, from the power of sex to drive evolutionary change to the importance of mass extinctions in the birth of new species, the Evolution series brings this fascinating process to life. The series also explores the emergence of consciousness, the origin and success of humans, and the perceived conflict between science and religion in understanding life on Earth. The Evolution series' goals are to heighten public understanding of evolution and how it works, to dispel common misunderstandings about the process, and to illuminate why it is relevant to all of us.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
DVD DVD Hanover Public Library Shelves Non-fiction DVDA EVOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001267138

Home use only.

Originally produced as a documentary television program in 2023.

Wide screen.

disc 1. Earth ; Island ; Heat -- disc 2. Ice ; Grasslands.

Editors, Ben Lavington Martin, Doug Howarth, Jacob Thomson ; original music by Simon Porter, Graham Hadfield, Fraser Purdie.

Narrator, Shane Campbell-Staton.

Evolution determines who lives, who dies, and who passes traits on to the next generation. The process plays a critical role in our daily lives, yet it is one of the most overlooked and misunderstood concepts ever described The Evolution Project's eight-hour television miniseries travels the world to examine evolutionary science and the profound effect it has had on society and culture. From the genius and torment of Charles Darwin to the scientific revolution that spawned the Tree of Life, from the power of sex to drive evolutionary change to the importance of mass extinctions in the birth of new species, the Evolution series brings this fascinating process to life. The series also explores the emergence of consciousness, the origin and success of humans, and the perceived conflict between science and religion in understanding life on Earth. The Evolution series' goals are to heighten public understanding of evolution and how it works, to dispel common misunderstandings about the process, and to illuminate why it is relevant to all of us.

DVD, region 1 NTSC, widescreen; stereo; [color].

English audio; English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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