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Lower than the Angels

Episode 1 of 13

Jacob Bronowski opens the first programme at man's birthplace, the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, and traces the evolution of man's unique gifts - foresight and imagination. He follows man from Africa through desert and Ice Age.

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49 minutes

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Tue 25 Jul 202300:20
BBC Four

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PresenterJacob Bronowski

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