Series
Ape-Man: Adventures in Human Evolution
Documentary
Series exploring the origins of human life, from African beginnings to Ice Age artists.
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Seasons & episodes
Series exploring the origins of human life, from African beginnings to Ice Age artists.
- 1Human22 Feb 2000 · 50mIce Age cave paintings could provide clues to our past. Their meaning is discovered by using research into hallucination, Namibian bushmen's dance and South African rock art.
- 2First Born29 Feb 2000 · 50mDid our ancestors the australopithecines or 'upright apes', flourish because of the abandonment of vegetarianism?
- 3Body7 Mar 2000 · 50mThe discovery of a skeleton, nicknamed Nariokotome Boy, confirmed that 'ape-man' lived about one and a half million years ago, and the 'missing link' moved from theory to fact.
- 4Love14 Mar 2000 · 50mFor years, primitive hominids roamed Africa and Asia. Archaeological discoveries have shown how Europe was colonised and uncovered the moment when human feelings of friendship, trust and love began.
- 5Exodus21 Mar 2000 · 50mA look at the daily lives of the first Homo sapiens found at cave sites on the southern coast of Africa. Over generations these beach dwellers migrated to Australia, the Far East and finally Europe.
- 6Contact28 Mar 2000 · 50mFor 200,000 years the Neanderthals lived unchallenged in Europe. But 30,000 years ago climate change and the arrival of modern humans from the east forced them to adapt or die.
Details
- First aired
- 22 Feb 2000
- Last aired
- 28 Mar 2000
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 6
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
- LLeslie AielloHerself
- BBob BrainHimself
Hugh QuarshieNarrator
