The Voyage of Charles Darwin

The Voyage of Charles Darwin was a 1978 BBC television serial depicting the life of Charles Darwin, focusing largely on his voyage on HMS Beagle. The series encompasses his university days to the 1859 publication of his book On the Origin of Species and his death and is loosely based on Darwin's own letters, diaries, and journals, especially The Voyage of the Beagle and The Autobiography of Charles Darwin. It starred Malcolm Stoddard as Darwin and Andrew Burt as Captain Robert FitzRoy.

The barque BARK Marques was refitted to depict HMS Beagle.

The series was repeated in December 1995. It was broadcast in the US on PBS starting 27 January 1980 and was hosted by Neil Armstrong. It was produced by Christopher Ralling.

Cast

 * Malcolm Stoddard – Charles Darwin
 * Andrew Burt – Robert FitzRoy
 * Peter Settelen – Lieutenant Sullivan
 * David Ashton – Lieutenant Wickham
 * Jenny Quayle – Catherine Darwin

Reception
The Christian Science Monitor called the series "a profoundly stimulating mix of entertainment and information".

Awards
The series won the 1979 BAFTA Award for Best Factual Series and for Best Cinematography. It was nominated for one other BAFTA. It also won Best Documentary Series from the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 1979.