'EVOLUTION', Exploring Darwin's Theory

From: The Washington Post | Date: September 23, 2001| Author: Patricia Brennan Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright information

Richard Hutton takes on the Big Topics. In 1988, he made "The Brain" for PBS and shortly after, "The Mind."

Now he offers "Evolution," an eight-hour series airing Monday through Thursday this week at 8 each night on PBS.

"One cannot understand the nature of life on Earth unless one understands the theory of evolution," said Hutton. "Science has made tremendous strides since the early 19th century, but we're still grappling with Darwin's theory, and that, by itself, is an importan...

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