Darwin's great-great-granddaughter and a crew of authors, artists and scientists retrace Charles Darwin's voyage; a journey from Tenerife to the rainforests of the Amazon.
The team travels down the coast of South America; remnants of the slave trade; Darwin's discovery of giant fossils, proving the existence of ancient and extinct animals.
Sarah Darwin visits the remaining members of a native tribe that was wiped out by European disease; the history of the Beagle's incredible nautical resilience.
The Stad Amsterdam reaches the Galapagos Islands, the site of Darwin's most famous research; Redmond and Sarah explore the islands and meet some of the various reptilian and feathered inhabitants.
The crew makes for Australia to examine the effect that human habitation and the introduction of invasive species has had on the island; how climate change has impacted the land and its inhabitants.
Sarah and Redmond explore how Australia is helping to shape the future of mankind through gene research and artificial intelligence; changes in the Earth's temperature over the past 50,000 years.
The Stad Amsterdam's eight-month journey comes to an end; the crew stops at The Cape of Good Hope and while there, they study baboons, examine the remnants of apartheid and meet the San.