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Since we start the zoology class off with a treatment of evolution by natural selection, I always show my guys a documentary dealing with Darwin, the Beagle, and the theory in an early lab session. I've used a variety over the years, including the opening episode of the PBS Evolution series. This year, I'm showing them a relatively new (2008) National Geographic production called Darwin's Secret Notebooks. In it, evolutionary biologist Armand Leroi traces some of the steps Darwin took on the voyage and comments on the implications of what he saw on the development of the theory. Incomplete, of course. But well-produced, entertaining, and absolutely gorgeous. Recommend it highly. Netflix it.