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The Incredible Human Journey
BBC2, Sunday 10 May 9:30pm - 10:30pm
1/5 - Out of Africa
Where do we come from? How did our ancestors colonise the world? How did their journeys change us? Ridiculously big questions to answer, yet chirpy anatomist Dr Alice Roberts (Coast, Don't Die Young) doesn't seem in the slightest bit daunted. She starts in Ethiopia where, four million years ago, the first human-like creatures evolved and from where, 70,000 years ago, a tiny group of pioneers left Africa - with the result that every single person in the world who isn't African is descended from them. How astonishing is that? Through simple experiments and experiences, she finds out about our ancestors' lifestyles and why they thrived: the ability to communicate and sweat are two reasons. It's an accessible and satisfying examination of the origin of our species.
VIDEO Plus+: 76768
Subtitled, Widescreen, Audio-described
Showing in HD on the BBC HD channel on Tuesday at 9pm
Directed by: David Stewart
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