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Human Instinct

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: October 23, 2002
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 4
  • Networks: BBC One
  • Genres: Documentary
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Human Instinct(2002)

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Overview

Professor Robert Winston presents a series investigating the natural instincts inherent in people, covering survival, procreation, the drive to succeed and the heroic impulse.

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Season 1

4 episodes • 2002

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Born To SurviveOct 23, 20020.0
2Deepest DesiresOct 30, 20020.0
3The Will to WinNov 6, 20020.0
4Natural Born HeroesNov 13, 20020.0

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