

A five-part series that features the latest research exploring how early humans evolved. See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to survive and thrive around the globe. Archaeology, genetics and anthropology cast new light on 200,000 years of history, detailing how early humans became dominant.
1 season available

Kerry Shale
Narrator

Origins, a tale of light
8 · 2025 · TV

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
8.1 · 2013 · TV

The Great Dyings
10 · 2023 · TV

Naked Science: Evolution
· 2016 · TV

Darwin's Dangerous Idea
8 · 2009 · TV

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
8.7 · 1980 · TV

Unnatural Selection
7.2 · 2019 · TV

Mankind: The Story of All of Us
6.8 · 2012 · TV

Blood of the Vikings
7.5 · 2001 · TV

Ape-Man: Adventures in Human Evolution
10 · 2000 · TV

Origins: The Journey of Humankind
6.5 · 2017 · TV

Human Planet
8.2 · 2011 · TV