Origins of Us

Dr Alice Roberts reveals how your body tells the story of human evolution. The way you look, think and behave is a product of a 6 million year struggle for survival.

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Oct 17, 2011

1 seaons till Oct 31, 2011

Popularity: 2.5821
5 votes
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Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Brains

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 3 episodes

Season 1

Aired

3 Episodes
  • Episode 1Bones60 min

    In the first episode Dr Alice Roberts looks at how our skeleton reveals our incredible evolutionary journey.

  • Episode 2Guts60 min

    In this second episode Dr Alice Roberts charts how our ancestors’ hunt for food has driven the way we look and behave today – from the shape of our face, to the way we see and even the way we attract the opposite sex.

  • Episode 3Brains60 min

    In the final episode Dr Alice Roberts explores how our species, homo sapiens, developed our large brain; and asks why we are the only one of our kind left on the planet today?

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