Darwin Day site offers free registration and display of all Darwin Day events. The Perth Mint, Australia will launch a 2009 dated commemorative 1 ounce silver legal tender coin depicting Darwin, young and old; HMS Beagle; and Darwin's signature. Some celebrants also combine Darwin Day with a celebration of Abraham Lincoln, who was also born on 12 February 1809. Still others like to celebrate the many noted individuals that influenced or were influenced by Darwin's work, such as Thomas H. Huxley, Charles Lyell, Alfred Russel Wallace, Carl Sagan, and Ernst Mayr. Support for Darwin Day comes from both secular and religious organisations.
The Voyage of Charles Darwin 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 . 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 was refitted to depict HMS "Beagle". The series was repeated in December