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Episode 13 of 13

David Attenborough seeks to explain how we came to dominate life on earth, tracing the African origins of humans to nearly three million years ago.

David Attenborough looks for crucial clues that help to explain how and why we have come to dominate life on earth.

He traces back the African origins of humans to nearly three million years ago, and along the way he goes into caves in southern France where Stone Age people created imaginative paintings of ice-age animals. He also travels to Papua New Guinea to find some hunter-gatherers who have never before set eyes on white people.

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Sat 22 Mar 201409:15
BBC Two

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Credits

PresenterDavid Attenborough
ProducerJohn Sparks

Broadcasts

  • Tue 10 Apr 197920:10
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 15 Apr 197919:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Tue 27 May 198019:35
    BBC One
  • Wed 27 Jan 198218:00
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Mon 24 Nov 198619:35
    BBC One
  • Sun 9 Aug 199219:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Wed 13 Feb 201316:15
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Wed 13 Feb 201316:35
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sat 22 Mar 201409:15
    BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales only

David Attenborough's favourite moments from 30 years of broadcasting

David Attenborough's favourite moments from 30 years of broadcasting

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