Experts examine the famous 1831 expedition of the HMS Beagle, revealing a surprising mission beyond science and exploration.
Before he wrote the book that revolutionized the way people understood evolution, a young Charles Darwin found himself, by chance, on a strange sea voyage. This is the story of the HMS Beagle, which traveled from Great Britain to survey South Americas coastline, but also became part of its captains flawed social experiment. Its a tale of bold exploration, tragic miscalculation, the death of a civilization, and the birth of Darwinism.
