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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".
Last Episode Aired
1978-12-12
S1E7 — In the Distant Future, Light Will Be Thrown Upon the Origin of Man, and His History
Darwin becomes worried about loss of reputation and public censure of his ideas and delays publishing his work.
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Malcolm Stoddard
Charles Darwin
Andrew Burt
Robert Fitzroy
Peter Settelen
Bartholomew James Sullivan
David Ashton
John Clements Wickham
Andrew Dunford
Syms Covington
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