The Voyage of Charles Darwin
This seven-part BBC drama series traced the life of naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-82), from his university days through his five-year exploratory voyage on the HMS Beagle to the controversy surrounding the 1859 publication of his landmark "On the Origin of Species".
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The Voyage of Charles Darwin was a 1978 BBC television serial depicting the life of Charles Darwin, focusing largely on his voyage on HMS Beagle. The series encompasses his university days to the 1859 publication of his book On the Origin of Species and his death and is loosely based on Darwin's own letters, diaries, and journals, especially The Voyage of the Beagle and The Autobiography of Charles Darwin.[1] It starred Malcolm Stoddard as Darwin and Andrew Burt as Captain Robert FitzRoy.
- Ep 1
1.I Was Considered A Very Ordinary Boy
31-10-1978Darwin is uncertain of his career. While at college, he becomes increasingly interested in the natural world. Under the influence of Professor Henslow, he signs on to a 3-year expe...
- Ep 2
2.My Mind Was a Chaos of Delight
07-11-1978After taking part in an initiation rite on his first crossing of the Equator, Darwin reaches South America. There he finds the wonders of the Brazilian rainforest. During a stay in...
- Ep 3
3.How Wide Was the Distance Between Savage and Civilised Man
14-11-1978The Beagle lands on Tierra del Fuego the southernmost tip of South America. The attempt to place a missionary among the indigenous people there fails.
- Ep 4
4.Can Any Mountains, Any Continent, Withstand Such Waste?
21-11-1978With the length of the expedition increased, Darwin makes an excursion across Patagonia to Buenos Aires. Later, arriving in Valparaíso, he travels across the Andes.
- Ep 5
5.I Felt Myself Brought Within Reach of That Great Fact – That Mystery of Mysteries
28-11-1978After finding fossilized sea shells high in the Andes, Darwin returns to the Beagle to find FitzRoy suffering from depression. While in Valparaíso, Darwin experiences earthquakes a...
- Ep 6
6.Suppose That All Animals and All Plants Are Represented by the Branches of a Tree – The Tree of Life
05-12-1978Darwin studies the finches in the Galápagos that would influence his theories for years to come. The Beagle returns to England after five years at sea. He begins to develop his tho...
- Ep 7
7.In the Distant Future, Light Will Be Thrown Upon the Origin of Man, and His History
12-12-1978Darwin becomes worried about loss of reputation and public censure of his ideas and delays publishing his work.
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