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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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Season 1
1978 • 7 Episodes
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.
In the Distant Future, Light Will Be Thrown Upon the Origin of Man, and His History
(1x7, December 12, 1978) Season Finale
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Original Language English
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