The Voyage of Charles Darwin — Season 1, Episode 1: I Was Considered A Very Ordinary Boy

Episode synopsis

Darwin is uncertain of his career. While at college, he becomes increasingly interested in the natural world. Under the influence of Professor Henslow, he signs on to a 3-year expedition aboard the Beagle.

About The Voyage of Charles Darwin

This seven-part BBC drama series traced the life of naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-82), from his university days through his five-year exploratory voyage on the HMS Beagle to the controversy surrounding the 1859 publication of his landmark "On the Origin of Species".

More episodes from Season 1

• E2My Mind Was a Chaos of Delight
• E3How Wide Was the Distance Between Savage and Civilised Man
• E4Can Any Mountains, Any Continent, Withstand Such Waste?
• E5I Felt Myself Brought Within Reach of That Great Fact – That Mystery of Mysteries
• E6Suppose That All Animals and All Plants Are Represented by the Branches of a Tree – The Tree of Life
• E7In the Distant Future, Light Will Be Thrown Upon the Origin of Man, and His History