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10/05/2009 Documentary 1h 0m
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Follow in the footsteps of our ancestors and discover how the first humans became you.

Overview

There are seven billion humans on Earth, spread across the whole planet. Scientific evidence suggests that most of us can trace our origins to one tiny group of people who left Africa around 70,000 years ago. In this five-part series, Dr Alice Roberts follows the archaeological and genetic footprints of our ancient ancestors to find out how their journeys transformed our species into the humans we are today, and how Homo Sapiens came to dominate the planet.

Top billed cast

  1. Alice Roberts

    Self - Presenter

  2. Tessa Wojtczak

    Narrator (voice)

  3. Kyle Brown

    Self

  4. Raj Ramesar

    Self

  5. Jeffrey Rose

    Self

  6. Xinzhi Wu

    Self

  7. Jin Li

    Self

  8. Bruce Bradley

    Self

  9. Nicholas Conard

    Self

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 2009 | 5 Episodes

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Incredible Human Journey

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