The Voyage of Charles Darwin (1978)

Genre

historical film

Country

United Kingdom

Rating

9.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This BBC series follows the life of Charles Darwin from his university years through his famous voyage on HMS Beagle and up to the publication of his book On the Origin of Species. It shows the key events and observations that shaped his theory of evolution.

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What happens

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. It starred Malcolm Stoddard as Darwin and Andrew Burt as Captain Robert FitzRoy. The barque Marques was refitted to depict HMS Beagle. The series was repeated in December 1995. It was broadcast in the US on PBS starting 27 January 1980 and was hosted by Neil Armstrong. It was produced by Christopher Ralling. The series was accompanied by the publication of a collated volume of Darwin's writings on the voyage organised chronologically, edited by Ralling and published under the eponymous title The Voyage of Charles Darwin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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