Series
Darwin's Brave New World
DocumentaryDrama
A docudrama series focusing on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection; it uses reconstruction of the 19th century with present day documentary.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Origins1 Nov 2009The young Charles Darwin is transformed from a dilettante into a groundbreaking scientist aboard the Beagle.
- 2Evolutions8 Nov 2009Darwin finds the crucial evidence he needs to show how natural selection works. But first he must test himself and his arguments with his friends and supporters. His race to publish one of the most extraordinary theories of our time begins.
- 3Publish And Be Damned15 Nov 2009After labouring in secret for twenty years, Charles Darwin is almost trumped by the obscure, young naturalist Alfred Wallace. Shocked that someone else is drawing the same conclusions he once did while travelling through the Southern Hemisphere, Darwin is convinced by his friends to complete his masterwork and publish post-haste.
Details
- First aired
- 1 Nov 2009
- Last aired
- 15 Nov 2009
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- ABC TV
- Episodes
- 3
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Paul GleesonCharles Lyell- DDonald MacDonaldDarwin Snr
Mathew WatersSyms Covington
Socratis OttoCharles Darwin- JJoe ManningSir Joseph Hooker
Anthony SimcoeRichard Owen- PPaul BertramÉvêque Samuel Wilberforce
Simon BossellJohn Gould
Dan SpielmanAlfred Wallace
Tim HunterParslow
Anita HeghCaroline Darwin- BBeth ArmstrongSusan Darwin
John GreggProf. Adam Sedgwick
