The BBC has issued a correction regarding an error in Sir David Attenborough's recent documentary, 'Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life'. The broadcaster acknowledged a factual mistake in the programme, which aired earlier this month.
In the documentary, Attenborough stated that the peppered moth changed its wing colour from white to black during the Industrial Revolution due to natural selection. However, the BBC later clarified that the moth's colour change was from light to dark, not white to black, as originally stated.
The error was brought to light by viewers and experts who pointed out the inaccuracy. The BBC has since updated the programme's online description and issued a correction on air.
Despite this, the documentary has been widely praised for its clear and compelling presentation of evolutionary theory. Attenborough, now 82, uses his characteristic charm and authority to argue that evolution is a fact, supported by overwhelming evidence from DNA to fossils.
The programme also addresses the ongoing debate between evolution and creationism, with Attenborough firmly stating that humans are not apart from the natural world but subject to its laws.
