Charles Darwin's son, Francis, looks back on his childhood at Down House and the 'rustic sounds' he can still recall so vividly.
Recording the 'Here is a bee!' scene at Down House
FRANK
By Craig Baxter
Cast
Charles Darwin . . . . . Nicholas Le Prevost
Frank Darwin . . . . . Sam Dale
Labourer . . . . . Will Howard
Franky (Age 6) . . . . . Patrick Brown
Etty . . . . . Maud Summers
Bernard . . . . . Arthur Fliegner
Horace . . . . . Ezra Summers
George . . . . . Claude Fliegner
Pianist . . . . . Alison Doubleday
Bassoonist . . . . . Holly Redshaw
Sound by Maria Nolan
Directed and Produced by Fiona McAlpine
Executive Producer for the Darwin Correspondence Project: Francis Neary
Recorded on location at Darwin's home, Down House, Kent (English Heritage), with many thanks to Olivia Fryman and the staff there
An Allegra Production for the Darwin Correspondence Project
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