简介：FeaturingasuperbcastandcommentatorsincludingDavidSuzuki,RichardDawkins,JaredDiamondandIainMcCalman,thisisthestoryofhowfouryoungvoyagerschangedourworld–forever.TheepicadventuresofCharlesDarwin,JosephHooker,ThomasHuxleyandAlfredRusselWallacewouldrevolutionisescience,turnsocietyonitsheadandgivebirthtoanextraordinarytheory.CharlesDarwin'sexperiencesintheSouthernHemisphere,andparticularlyinAustralasia,convincedhimthateverythinghe'dbeentoldaboutlifeonearthmightnotbetrue.OnhisreturntoEngland,hisincendiaryidea–evolutionbymeansofnaturalselection–grewintoanobsession.Inthisbrilliantdramatisedserieswemeettheman,hisfamily,andthecolleagueswhosupportedhimthroughyearsofillness,isolation,agonizingself-doubtandreligiouscrisis.Wegainaglimpseintothecourageandtenacityittooktochangethewayweunderstandourworldandourplaceinit.…