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The Voyage of Charles Darwin

on BBC One London

A seven-part historical series based on the life of the famous naturalist.
Part 1: 'I was considered a very ordinary boy.'
Charles Darwin 's five-year voyage in HMS Beagle proved to be one of the most important scientific journeys ever made. It was more than a great adventure. It was also a voyage of the mind.
Also appearing
JOHN GRIEVE , KENNETH WATSON JAMES COYLE , PAUL ASTON
AMANDA LYONS , EDGARDO CASTRO SERGIO IGLESIAS , INEZ GALI
Script by ROBERT REID
Music by WILFRED JOSEPHS Director MARTYN FRIEND
Producer CHRISTOPHER RALLING
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Contributors

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Charles Darwin
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John Grieve
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Kenneth Watson
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James Coyle
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Paul Aston
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Amanda Lyons
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Edgardo Castro
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Sergio Iglesias
Script By:
Robert Reid
Producer:
Christopher Ralling
Charles Darwin:
Malcolm Stoddard
Captain FitzRoy:
Andrew Burt
Dr Darwin:
Lain Cuthbertson
Josiah Wedgwood:
George Cole
Professor Henslow:
Keith Smith
Lieutenant Sulivan:
Peter Settelen
Lieutenant Wickham:
David Ashton
Augustus Eaile:
Tony Calvin
Emma Wedgwood:
Cherith Mellor
Catherine Darwin:
Jenny Quayle
Susan Darwin:
Caroline Harris
Fanny Wedgwood:
Emma Jacobs
Surgeon:
Robert James
FOX:
Roger Davidson
Herbert:
Charles Bolton
Lieutenant Skyring:
George Tarry

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