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The Incredible Human Journey

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: May 10, 2009
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 5
  • Networks: BBC Two
  • Genres: Documentary
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The Incredible Human Journey(2009)

TMDB Rating: 7.6 (16 votes)

Overview

There are seven billion humans on Earth, spread across the whole planet. Scientific evidence suggests that most of us can trace our origins to one tiny group of people who left Africa around 70,000 years ago. In this five-part series, Dr Alice Roberts follows the archaeological and genetic footprints of our ancient ancestors to find out how their journeys transformed our species into the humans we are today, and how Homo Sapiens came to dominate the planet.

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Season 1

5 episodes • 2009

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Out of AfricaMay 10, 20090.0
2AsiaMay 17, 20090.0
3EuropeMay 24, 20090.0
4AustraliaMay 31, 20090.0
5The AmericasJun 14, 20090.0

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