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Darwin's Brave New World is a three-part drama-documentary TV series about Charles Darwin's evolution by means of natural selection. It uses reconstruction with present-day documentary between the 19th century and present day. The series was developed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species.
Original Release
10/03/2009 on ABC
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wendy Hughes | Self - Narrator |
| Socratis Otto | Charles Darwin |
| Rick Jon Egan | Thomas Huxley |
| Katie Fitchett | Emma Darwin |
| Joe Manning | Sir Joseph Hooker |
| Paul Gleeson | Charles Lyell |
| Anthony Simcoe | Richard Owen |
| Paul Bertram | Bishop Samuel Wilberforce / Évêque Samuel Wilberforce |
| John Gregg | Prof. Adam Segdwick / Prof. Adam Sedgwick |
| Mathew Waters | Syms Covington |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Origins | Sunday, 01 November 2009 |
| 2 | Evolutions | Sunday, 08 November 2009 |
| 3 | Publish and Be Damned | Sunday, 15 November 2009 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Thursday, 17 December 2009 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Friday, 18 December 2009 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wendy Hughes | Self - Narrator |
| Socratis Otto | Charles Darwin |
| Rick Jon Egan | Thomas Huxley |
| Katie Fitchett | Emma Darwin |
| Joe Manning | Sir Joseph Hooker |
| Paul Gleeson | Charles Lyell |
| Anthony Simcoe | Richard Owen |
| Paul Bertram | Bishop Samuel Wilberforce / Évêque Samuel Wilberforce |
| John Gregg | Prof. Adam Segdwick / Prof. Adam Sedgwick |
| Mathew Waters | Syms Covington |
| Simon Corfield | Capt. Robert Fitzroy |
| Simon Bossell | John Gould |
| Jonathan Gavin | Conrad Martens |
| Dan Spielman | Alfred Wallace |
| Tim Hunter | Parslow |
| Vanessa Kemeny | Annie Darwin (10 Years) |
| Lilliana Baires | Annie Darwin (15 Months) |
| Gemma Brittain | Annie Darwin (3 Years) |
| Harry Ikimis-Healey | William Erasmus (3 Years) |
| Reece Larkins | William Erasmus (7 Years) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sue Clothier | Executive Producer |
| W. Paterson Ferns | Executive Producer |
| Mark Hamlyn | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Ferns | Producer |
| Michael Bluett | Producer |
| Mike Bluett | Producer |
