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Category: Charles Darwin
Posted on: September 15, 2009 6:54 PM, by Greg Laden
Premiering October 6th, the two-hour drama will coincide with the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of his seminal work On the Origin of the Species.In 1858 Charles Darwin received a letter from naturalist Alfred Wallace, explaining his own theory of evolution. This was the trigger event that led to the publication of Darwin's seminal theory on the origin of species.
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Comments
Thanks for pointing this out, I'll have to go arrange a copy from somewhere.
Posted by: Alcari | September 15, 2009 7:49 PM
When I saw the title I thought it was about the death of his beloved daughter, Annie, in 1851. I think Darwin himself would have called that his own darkes hour.
But it would not have had the dramatic effect of making evolution the subject.
Posted by: toby | September 16, 2009 3:00 AM
Toby, actually, you may be right. It may be a darkish few different hours mixed together. The conflict with his wife over religion and them moment of realizing that Wallace was out there where also dark. I think this piece weaves these darkosities together. That's probably why it's four hours long!
(Honestly, I don't know how long it is...)
Posted by: Greg Laden | September 16, 2009 9:13 AM
The program indeed touches on Annie's death as well as how Wallace's letter compelled Darwin to publish. On the NOVA website you can watch a preview of the show, read interviews with the scriptwriter and the actor who plays Darwin, and more. Check it out!
-Susan from NOVA
Posted by: Susan Lewis | September 26, 2009 4:03 PM