Claim: The first episode of The Voyage of Charles Darwin, a 1978 BBC television serial depicting the life of Charles Darwin focusing largely on his voyage on a Royal Navy Vessel, titled "I Was Considered a Very Ordinary Boy" was originally released on October 31, 1978.
Evidence: The Voyage of Charles Darwin was a 1978 BBC television serial depicting the life of Charles Darwin, focusing largely on his voyage on HMS Beagle. HMS Beagle was a Cherokee-class 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, one of more than 100 ships of this class. "I Was Considered a Very Ordinary Boy" 31 October 1978 (1978-10-31)