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Darwin's Brave New World

Season 1 Episode 3: Publish and Be Damned

After labouring in secret for twenty years, Charles Darwin is almost trumped by the obscure, young naturalist Alfred Wallace. Shocked that someone else is drawing the same conclusions he once did while travelling through the Southern Hemisphere, Darwin is convinced by his friends to complete his ...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Origins

Aired: Nov 1, 2009

The young Charles Darwin is transformed from a dilettante into a groundbreaki...

Episode 2 Evolutions

Aired: Nov 8, 2009

Darwin finds the crucial evidence he needs to show how natural selection work...

Episode 3 Publish and Be Damned

3. Publish and Be Damned

Aired: Nov 15, 2009

After labouring in secret for twenty years, Charles Darwin is almost trumped ...

Main Cast

Paul Gleeson Charles Lyell

Donald MacDonald

Donald MacDonald Darwin Snr

Mathew Waters Syms Covington

Socratis Otto Charles Darwin

Joe Manning

Joe Manning Sir Joseph Hooker

Anthony Simcoe Richard Owen

Paul Bertram

Paul Bertram Évêque Samuel Wilberforce

Simon Bossell John Gould

Dan Spielman Alfred Wallace

Tim Hunter Parslow

Anita Hegh Caroline Darwin

Beth Armstrong

Beth Armstrong Susan Darwin

John Gregg Prof. Adam Sedgwick

Lisa Matthews

Lisa Matthews Additional Narration

Katherine Thomson Additional Narration

Appearances

Creators

Jason Bourque Director

Lisa Matthews

Lisa Matthews Director

Katherine Thomson Writer

Lain McCalman

Lain McCalman Writer

Info about Darwin's Brave New World

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC TV

Production Countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, United States

Genres:Drama, History