Origin
Drama about the evolution of Charles Darwin's world-changing study, On the Origin of Species, recorded on location in his former home, Down House, Kent. By Sarah Woods.
The evolution of Charles Darwin's world-changing study, On the Origin of Species. Darwin enlists the help of his children in experiments that clarify his own thinking on animal collaboration, variation and natural selection. A new drama by Sarah Woods, recorded on location in Darwin's former home, Down House, Kent, by kind permission of English Heritage.
Darwin....Robert Glenister
Emma.....Clare Corbett
Etty.....Madeleine Grey
Parslow/Hooker.....Clive Hayward
Lenny.....Bertie Cresswell
Horace.....Wilbur Connabeare
Production Co-ordinator.....Eleri Sydney McAuliffe
Sound Designer.....Nigel Lewis
Directed by Emma Harding, 蜜芽传媒 Audio Wales
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- Sun 31 Aug 2025 15:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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