Milner says Darwin's ideas upset old orthodoxies, but that he embraced the uncertainty and excitement of science.

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On stage,Milner tells the story through music. Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection inspires some tunes,and episodes in his life inspire others.

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Milner recently presented his show at the Linnean Society of London, where the revolutionary ideas of Darwin and Wallace were first presented in 1858.

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Milner plans to keep promoting Darwin's legacy on stage through comic music.

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For those lucky enough to see not to have one of Richard Milner's performances, Darwin's explorations on the survey ship H.M.S.Beagle and his struggles to publish his ideas come to life through music.

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"People ask me,' How long did it take you to write that book? ' The answer is,'Sixty-eight years.'" The book consists of 600 essays by Milner - some done in consultation with other experts in the many fields shaped by Darwin's thinking ." .

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Richard Milner is working on his next book,which explores the art of Charles R.Knight, the American painter of dinosaurs, ice age mammoths and saber-toothed cats, whose work adorns the walls of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Field Museum in Chicago and other institutions.

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