Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity's incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution – and how the story is stranger and more surprising than ever imagined.
Cast: Ella Al-Shamahi, Melissa Massyn
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Series 1
5 episodes
1. The First of UsThe extraordinary story of how the human species, Homo sapiens, first emerged, where the discoveries of recent years are revolutionising the understanding of humanity's origin story.CC54minJul 14, 2025
2. Into the UnknownFollowing early Homo sapiens's ancestors as they step out of Africa and venture into the wider world, heading into areas inhabited by other human species.CC54minJul 21, 2025
3. Last Humans StandingShocking new insights into the demise of modern humans' sister species, the Neanderthals, Homo sapiens's possible role in their downfall and how it become the last human species on Earth.CC54minJul 28, 2025
4. Discovering the AmericasDuring the height of the Ice Age, one of the coldest times humanity has ever known, Homo sapiens steps into the last habitable continents on the planet: the Americas.CC54minAug 4, 2025
5. A Great GambleAround 12,000 years ago, as the Ice Age finally thaws, humanity makes a dramatic shift - abandoning nomadic life for permanent settlements.CC54minAug 11, 2025
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The most extraordinary story of all... Our own.
Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity's incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution – and how the story is stranger and more surprising than ever imagined.
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- BBC Studios Science Unit, NOVA
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