Darwin's Brave New World
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.
Cast
Paul Gleeson
Charles Lyell
Donald MacDonald
Darwin Snr
Mathew Waters
Syms Covington
Socratis Otto
Charles Darwin
Joe Manning
Sir Joseph Hooker
Anthony Simcoe
Richard Owen
Paul Bertram
Évêque Samuel Wilberforce
Simon Bossell
John Gould
Dan Spielman
Alfred Wallace
Tim Hunter
Parslow
Anita Hegh
Caroline Darwin
Beth Armstrong
Susan Darwin
John Gregg
Prof. Adam Sedgwick
Seasons
E1Origins
Nov 1, 2009
The young Charles Darwin is transformed from a dilettante into a groundbreaking scientist aboard the Beagle.
E2Evolutions
Nov 8, 2009
Darwin 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.
E3Publish And Be Damned
Nov 15, 2009
After 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.
Storyline
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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