Evolution was not discovered single-handedly, Rebecca Stott argues, contrary to what has become standard lore, but is an idea that emerged over many centuries, advanced by daring individuals across the globe who had the imagination to speculate on nature's extraordinary ways, and who had the courage to articulate such speculations at a time when to do so was often considered heresy.

"Honoring the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's revolutionary Origin of Species, this BBC special confirms how the advance of science has exonerated Darwin's theory of evolution ... [the program gives] an historical understanding of Darwin's world, and of his legacy to the scientists who followed him -- a generation that discovered modern science by embracing Darwin's heretical ideas. The program is hosted by renowned evolutionary biologist Professor Armand Marie Leroi, of Imperia