Darwin's Brave New World - Season 1 - Eps 1: Origins
The young Charles Darwin is transformed from a dilettante into a groundbreaking scientist aboard the Beagle.
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