Series 1
5 episodes · Jul 14, 2025
Stranger and more dramatic than we ever imagined - these are our untold origins. With stunning visuals and cutting-edge science, Ella Al-Shamahi reveals the story of our species.
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S1E1The First of Us
Jul 14, 202554mThe 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.
S1E2Into the Unknown
Jul 21, 202554mFollowing 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.
S1E3Last Humans Standing
Jul 28, 202554mShocking 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.
S1E4Discovering the Americas
Aug 4, 202554mDuring 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.
S1E5A Great Gamble
Aug 11, 202554mAround 12,000 years ago, as the Ice Age finally thaws, humanity makes a dramatic shift - abandoning nomadic life for permanent settlements.