Darwin's Brave New World

The read

The series ran 1 season across 3 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

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.

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Key crew

• Katherine ThomsonWriter
• Lain McCalmanWriter
• Jason BourqueDirector
• Lisa MatthewsDirector

Cast

• Paul GleesonCharles Lyell
• Donald MacDonaldDarwin Snr
• Mathew WatersSyms Covington
• Socratis OttoCharles Darwin
• Joe ManningSir Joseph Hooker
• Anthony SimcoeRichard Owen
• Paul BertramÉvêque Samuel Wilberforce
• Simon BossellJohn Gould
• Dan SpielmanAlfred Wallace
• Tim HunterParslow
• Anita HeghCaroline Darwin
• Beth ArmstrongSusan Darwin

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