Blind Watchmaker

Synopsis

Looks at the continuing conflict between Darwinian evolution and creationism. Creationists ask how evolution, ‘the blind watchmaker’, could be responsible for the astonishing complexity of living things. They back up their arguments with the contention that there are in Texas footprints of primeval giant men who lived concurrently with the dinosaurs. Oxford zoologist Richard Dawkins investigates the mysterious footprints and concludes that they reflect a bizarre manifestation of a spreading disaffection with Darwinism, but he is convinced that evolution is the only really satisfactory explanation for the complexity of design in nature.

Series

Horizon, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min.

Year of production

1987

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

creationism; Darwin, Charles; evolution

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’