Human
The First of Us
Season 1 Episode 1 of 5
Palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi tells the story of humanity across 300,000 years of evolution by looking at five key moments, revealing how our ancestors went from being just one of many hominin species to a dominant form of life on Earth. She begins by revealing how Homo sapiens first emerged, finding out that the species is 100,000 years older than previously thought and was nearly wiped out by violent climate change, but clung on against the odds
Human airs on BBC Two England at 9:00 PM, Monday 14 July. (New, series, subtitles, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Ella Al-Shamahi
Presenter
Paul Overton
Executive Producer
Matt Barrett
Series Producer
Naomi Austin
Director