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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 Conabeare

Production Co-ordinator.....Eleri Sydney McAuliffe
Sound Designer.....Nigel Lewis

Directed by Emma Harding, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Audio Wales

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57 minutes

Last on

Sun 31 Aug 2025 15:00

Broadcast

  • Sun 31 Aug 2025 15:00

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