简介：Documentarytellingthelittle-knownstoryofhowDarwincametowritehisgreatmasterpiece,OntheOriginofSpecies,abookwhichexplainsthewonderfulvarietyofthenaturalworldasemergingoutofdeathandthestruggleoflife. Inthetwentyyearshetooktodevelopabrilliantideaintoarevolutionarybook,Darwinwentthroughapersonalstruggleeverybitasturbulentasthatofthenaturalworldheobserved.Fortunately,heleftusanextraordinaryrecordofhisbrilliantinsights,observationsofnature,andtouchingexpressionsofloveandaffectionforthosearoundhim.Healsowrotefrankaccountsoffamilytragedies,physicalillnessesandmomentsofself-doubt,ashelabouredtowardspublicationofthebookthatwouldchangethewayweseetheworld. ThestoryistoldwiththebenefitofDarwin'ssecretnotesandcorrespondence,enhancedbynaturalhistoryfilming,powerfulimageryfromthetimeandcontributionsfromleadingcontemporarybiographersandscientists.…