What is Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution? - BBC World Service

Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species and his theory of evolution radically changed our understanding of the world.

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The British naturalist was the first to offer evidence to explain the mechanism that makes evolution possible: natural selection. And so he became one of the most important thinkers and scientists in history. But to do that, he had to embark on an extraordinary journey, do hundreds of experiments and write for 20 years.

00:00 Introduction
00:14 Charles Darwin
00:48 Darwin's great expedition
01:34 Galapagos Islands
02:15 Natural selection
03:29 Origin of species
04:21 Darwin's research shocks Victorian Britain

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