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Science historian, Kate Williams, juggles her research into Charles Darwin’s wife, Emma, with caring for her ailing father.

Tim Jackson's ten-part drama investigates Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.

Kate Williams .... Julia Hills
David Williams .... David Hargreaves
Emma …. Janet Maw
Charles .... David Schofield

Director: Peter Leslie Wild

First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 in May 2001.