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Human
On BBC Two — From BBC Studios Science Unit · NOVA
The most extraordinary story of all... Our own.
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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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- E1 The First of UsNext upJul 14, 2025 · 54 min · ★ 2.4
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The 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.
- E2 Into the UnknownJul 21, 2025 · 54 min · ★ 2.4
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Following 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.
- E3 Last Humans StandingJul 28, 2025 · 54 min
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Shocking 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.
- E4 Discovering the AmericasAug 4, 2025 · 54 min
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During 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.
- E5 A Great GambleAug 11, 2025 · 54 min
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Around 12,000 years ago, as the Ice Age finally thaws, humanity makes a dramatic shift - abandoning nomadic life for permanent settlements.
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Ella Al-Shamahi
Melissa MassynVideos
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