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Human
Evolution Filmography
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Beyond
Africa [videorecording] / BBC-TV production in association
with Time Life Films Incorporated. [New York,
N.Y.] : Ambrose Video, c1981. The making of mankind
; 4. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2
in. Richard Leakey tells the story of Peking Man,
who used fire for heat and light and possibly for
cooking. He also explores the increasing intelligence
of our ancestors, and launches into a discussion
on how and why humans began to speak. VHS 1487
Darwin's
revolution in thought [videorecording] : an illustrated
lecture for the classroom / ICV ; producer/director,
Robert DiNozzi. Northampton, MA . c1995. 2 videocassettes
(125 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 teacher's guide
(9 leaves ; 28 cm.). Stephen Jay Gould's lecture
is structured in the form of a paradox and three
riddles about Darwin's life. Each is designed to
shed light on one of the key features of the theory
of natural selection, its philosophical radicalism,
and why it has been so poorly understood. VHS 3114
Darwin's
revolution [videorecording] / written and presented
by James Burke ; a BBC-TV production in association
with RKO pictures, inc. ; Canale 5, Italy ; FR3,
France ; YLE, Finland. Los Angeles, CA : Churchill
Films, 1986. Day the universe changed ; pt. 8. 1
videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. +
1 guide (inside box cover). Reveals how Darwin's
writings undermined the concept of an orderly, unchanging
universe and with it the belief in the biblical
theory of creation. Also considers how aspects of
Darwinism were used to political and economic advantage
to justify Nazism, robber baron style capitalism,
and communism. VHS 2898
Fooling
with nature [videorecording] / produced by Doug
Hamilton ; directed by Michael Chandler ; written
by Michael Chandler and Doug Hamilton ; WGBH Educational
Foundation ; The Center for Investigative Reporting,
Inc. Boston : WGBH Educational Foundation ;
Alexandria, VA. : distributed by PBS Video ; 1998.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This program examines new evidence in the controversy
over the danger of manmade chemicals to human health
and the environment, 35 years after Rachel Carson
first raised concerns of an impending ecological
crisis. This program takes viewers inside the world
of scientists, politicians, activists, and business
officials embroiled in this high-stakes debate.
VHS 5187
The
Gods of our fathers [videorecording] / produced
by Green Lion ProductionsInc. in association with
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, with the
participation of Telefilm Canada, Société
génī erale des industries culturelles (SOGIC),
and the National Film Board of Canada, with the
financial assistance of Rogers Telefund. [Montréal]
: NFB, 1994. The Human race ; pt. 3. 1 videocassette
(51 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Human nature is
not fixed, nor is there anything natural or innate
about male domination. Explores the evolution of
patriarchy as one effective way of organizing mass
societies, from evidence in ancient Egyptian villages
along the Nile. As the world changes, it needs to
find alternatives to patriarchy. VHS 3454
The
human animal [videorecording] : a natural history
of the human species / by Desmond Morris ; a BBC
production in association with the Discovery Channel
; series producer, Mike Beynon. Princeton, N.J.
c1999. 6 videocassettes (50 min. each) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. In this series, Desmond Morris examines
human behavior and the human condition. Issues such
as body language, human evolution, modern culture,
love and sex, human genetics and human creativity
are discussed. On order
A
Human way of life [videorecording] / BBC-TV production
in association with Time Life Films Incorporated.
[New York, N.Y.] : Ambrose Video, c1981. The Making
of mankind ; 3. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. From bones and stones discovered
on one of the oldest campsites in the world, archeologists
have begun to piece together a picture of life one-and-a-half
million years ago. Richard Leakey visits one of
the few remaining hunter-gatherer groups left on
earth. VHS 1486
In
search of human origins [videorecording] / WGBH/Boston.
Boston, Mass. 1994. 3 videocassettes (180 min.)
: sd., col. ; 1/2 in. In this three part series,
anthropologist Donald Johanson and his team demonstrate
how to collect and analyze fossil evidence. He tells
of his discovery of "Lucy," which sparked a controversial
change in our view of human origins. Evidence is
presented that indicates the first hunter may have
been Homo erectus, a later hominid. Finally, Johanson
and his colleagues gather new evidence that may
begin to explain the demise of the neanderthals
and the origins of modern humans. Features a re-creation
of ancient man's appearance by special effects artists
aided by computer technology.. VHS 2471-2473
In
the beginning [videorecording] / BBC-TV production
in association with Time Life Films Incorporated.
[New York, N.Y.] : Ambrose Video, c1981. The making
of mankind ; 1. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. Explains how mankind's superbly adaptable
nature has contributed to our transformation from
tree-dwelling, four-footed, vegetarian primates
to upright, omnivorous toolmakers. VHS 1484
In
the beginning [videorecording] : the creationist
controversy / a production of WTTW Chicago ; Cutting
Edge productions ; Isis Productions. [Alexandria,
VA] . 1994. 2 videocassettes (112 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. Two-part program presents both sides
of the debate between those who advocate creationist
theory and those who support evolution. Program
one looks at the Institute for Creation Research,
which maintains that the Biblical account of the
origins of life is literal and accurate. Also includes
an interview with Stephen Jay Gould, a leading Darwinist
and science historian who argues that "creation
science" is not science at all, but religion. Finally,
Balmer talks with parents, teachers and school board
members in Vista, California where the school board
mandated the teaching of creationism in the schools.
Program two looks further into the issue of scientific
creationism in school curricula. Balmer goes to
a school where evolution is taught only so students
are able to refute it and looks at the influence
of the conservative Christian community in public
school systems. Balmer interviews two leading scholars
on opposite sides of the evolution versus creationism
debate: Philip Johnson and Dr. Leonard Kishtalka.
VHS 3528
Is
evolution progressive? [videorecording] / Richard
Dawkins ; Royal Society, London ; British Institute
of Biology. Los Angeles, Calif. c1997. 1 videocassette
(ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + instructor's
package (35 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.). Richard Dawkins
lectures on the theory of progressive evolution,
which proposes the steady long-term improvement
of evolutionary grade. The biological theory originated
in Victorian England and developed analogous sociological,
political and cultural counterparts. VHS 4735
Lower
than the angels [videorecording] / BBC-TV and Time-Life
Films. New York : Time-Life Video, 1980. Ascent
of man ; no. 1. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. Looks at the evolutionary changes
which gave rise to man's superiority among the animals.
VHS. Malone, Adrian. Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974.
British Broadcasting VHS 1273
The
Making of mankind [videorecording] / BBC-TV production
in association with Time Life Films Incorporated.
New York . 1981. 7 videocassettes (55 min. each)
: sd., col. ; 1/2 in. In this seven-part documentary,
noted anthropologist Richard Leakey traces the origin
and development of man from tree-dwelling, four-footed,
vegetarian primates to upright, omnivorous toolmakers.
VHS 1484 1490
The
nature of human nature [videorecording] / with Roger
Bingham ; a production of KCET/Los Angeles in association
with Science and Society Television, Inc. Princeton,
NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1995.
The Human quest. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. Introduces the "second Darwinian
revolution," a new understanding of the evolution
of the human brain. Discusses the concept of a universal
human nature that is the product of natural selection..
VHS 5311
The
nature of human nature [videorecording] / with Roger
Bingham ; a production of KCET/Los Angeles in association
with Science and Society Television, Inc. Princeton,
NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1995.
The Human quest. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. Introduces the "second Darwinian
revolution," a new understanding of the evolution
of the human brain. Discusses the concept of a universal
human nature that is the product of natural selection.
VHS 5311
A
New era [videorecording] / BBC-TV production in
association with Time Life Films Incorporated.
[New York, N.Y.] : Ambrose Video, 1981. The Making
of mankind ; 5. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. Richard Leakey details the emergence
of our species, Homo sapiens, and explores some
of the astonishing art our ancestors left behind,
including the beautiful cave of Lascaux. VHS 1488
One
small step-- [videorecording] / BBC-TV production
in association with Time Life Films Incorporated.
[New York, N.Y.] : Ambrose Video, c1981. The making
of mankind ; 2. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. The oldest human footprints in the
world were unearthed near Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania.
Also discussed are the famous "Lucy" skeleton, Ethiopian
fossils and the controversy over the nature of ancient
upright creatures. VHS 1485
Seeking
the first Americans [videorecording] / Public Broadcasting
Associates. Boston, Mass. : Public Broadcasting
Associates, c1980. Odyssey series. 1 videocassette
(60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Who were the first
Americans and when did they arrive? Archaeologists
from Texas to Alaska share their search for answers
to one of the most controversial questions in North
American history. The earliest Americans may have
arrived 20-30,000 years ago. A significant controversy
has developed over the origin of Clovis Man, the
one-age culture of New Mexico dated at 11,000 B.C.
VHS 4952
Settling
down [videorecording] / BBC-TV production in association
with Time Life Films Incorporated. [New York,
N.Y.] : Ambrose Video, c1981. The Making of mankind
; 6. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2
in. Richard Leakey traces one of the most fundamental
changes our species has experienced: the shift from
a nomadic hunter-gatherer way of life to the settled
villager and farmer. VHS 1489
Signs
of the apes, songs of the whales [videorecording]
/ WGBH. Stamford, CT. 1988, c1983. 1 videocassette
(60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Revisits Washoe,
a chimpanzee that communicates using American Sign
Language, and examines some of the most recent language
experiments being done with apes, dolphins, sea
lions, gorillas, and whales. Features a sea-lion
that responds to more than 100 three-word commands,
Koko the gorilla, who tells jokes, a group of chimpanzees
using a computer to communicate with a trainer,
and the communication methods of humpbacked whales.
VHS 1808
The
Story of Lucy [videorecording] / WGBH/Boston ; written
and produced by Michael Gunton. Boston, Mass.
: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1994. In search of
human origins ; 1. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. In 1974 Don Johanson unearthed Lucy,
at almost 3 million years of age, our oldest human
ancestor. Lucy's tiny three-and-a-half-foot skeleton
set the world of paleoanthropology on its ear. Lucy
walked upright and provided evidence that a larger
brain was the key difference between early man and
the ape. In this film Johanson recounts his discovery
of Lucy as he returns to the site of his find in
Ethiopia and expounds upon the important information
it still continues to generate. VHS 2471
The
survival of the species [videorecording] / BBC-TV
production in association with Time Life Films Incorporated.
[New York, N.Y.] : Ambrose Video, c1981. The making
of mankind ; 7. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 1/2 in. Richard Leakey examines the crucial
behavior patterns that, over millions of years,
made us what we are. He also looks at new evidence
that suggests the human animal will survive.. VHS
1490
Surviving
in Africa [videorecording] / WGBH/Boston ; written
and produced by Lenora Carey Johanson. Boston,
Mass. : WGBH Educational Foundation, 1994. In search
of human origins ; 2. 1 videocassette (55 min.)
: sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Paleoanthropologist Don Johanson
sets out to disprove that early man's larger brain
and reliance on technology are the by-products of
the ability to hunt. He embarks on a journey across
the Serengeti savanna of East Africa to attempt
to reconstruct early man's survival behaviors. He
finds food not by hunting but by scavenging off
the leftovers of lions and leopards. VHS 2472
Tales
of the human dawn [videorecording] / a co-production
of WETA-TV and the Smithsonian Institution ; in
association with Wentworth Films, Inc. New York,
N.Y. : Unapix Consumer Products, [1996]. 1 videocassette
(58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Explores the on-going
search for knowledge of our evolutionary beginning
including cultural factors that have influenced
theories of evolution as well as the role of storytelling
in evolutionary interpretations. Presents humankind's
various interpretations of its origin, origin myths
and their implications, evidence in the fossil record
of early humans and the theories that have been
developed to explain those findings, and uniquely
human characteristics. VHS 4703
The
timeless issue of life [videorecording] : evolution
or creation / a Thompson-Quisenberry film..
Eugene, Ore. : T.Q. Productions, Inc., c1982. 1
videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. A
balanced and unbiased view of evolution and creation
featuring eleven of the participants in the controversy:
Donald Johnson, R.L. Wysong, Steven A. Austin, Wayne
Moyer, Richard Bliss, Kenneth Miller, Gary Parker,
David Milne, Harold Slusher, John Moore, and Duane
Gish. VHS 972
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