Darwin's Brave New World - Season 1 - Eps 3: Publish And Be Damned
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.
About Darwin's Brave New World
Title: Darwin's Brave New World
First Air Date: 2009-11-01
Last Air Date: 2009-11-15
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 3
Network: ABC TV
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Production Companies: Screen World, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Screen Australia
Synopsis
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