Darwins Struggle The Evolution of the Origin of Species

Documentary telling the littleknown story of how Darwin came to write his great masterpiece On the Origin of Species a book which explains the wonderful variety of the natural world as emerging out of death and the struggle of life In the twenty years he took to develop a brilliant idea into a revolutionary book Darwin went through a personal struggle every bit as turbulent as that of the natural world he observed Fortunately he left us an extraordinary record of his brilliant insights observations of nature and touching expressions of love and affection for those around him He also wrote frank accounts of family tragedies physical illnesses and moments of selfdoubt as he laboured towards publication of the book that would change the way we see the world The story is told with the benefit of Darwins secret notes and correspondence enhanced by natural history filming powerful imagery from the time and contributions from leading contemporary biographers and scientists