Darwin: The expert views
In 2009, The Open University and the BBC will be joining forces to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication On The Origin Of Species. There will be a series of television programmes exploring the man, his theories and his effect on the way we think about the world. Online, look out for a range of materials to explore and discover, expanding across the bicentennial year.
The man and the '-ism'
Would the father have recognised the followers - or is Darwinism distinct from Darwin?
Kissing cousins
Steve Jones explains that Darwin was invested in the question of cousin marriage - and their relative weakness.
What's the Megalab, Jimmy?
Want to get involved with a massive experiment? Listen as Jimmy introduces the Evolution Megalab.
Two million years on the beach
Jimmy draws a line in the sand - to show evolutionary scale on the timeline.
Stroking our chins
Is Charles Darwin part of the curse of science - just another old white man with a beard?
Intelligently designed
The logic of what he was discovering made Darwin incredibly anxious. Discover more about Darwin's evolution revolution.
What's eating you?
Many species depend on other species in order to survive. Evolution can be a balance between predation and parasitism.
A taste of Darwin
He wasn't just a scientist; Darwin's place in history was assured by his writing. Sample a piece of his writing on natural selection.
Succeed or...die
In a world where siblings and even parents kill new borns. find out about the real and sometimes terrifying world of natural selection and evolution.
Evolving literature
Charles Darwin and Robert FitzRoy on the HMS Beagle, find their friendship tested by irreconcilable views in Harry Thompson's This Thing of Darkness.
Is this it?
Is modern medicine making us weaker as a species? Find out why our culture may be hindering human evolution.
Content last updated: 23/10/2008
