The Incredible Human Journey 2009
“Follow in the footsteps of our ancestors and discover how the first humans became you.”
What is The Incredible Human Journey?
Topic: Television series "The Incredible Human Journey" (2009). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2009
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 5
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- May 10, 2009
- Last aired
- Jun 14, 2009
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC Two
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.7/10 from 19 votes
- Format
- 1 season · 5 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- BBC Two
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Title: The Incredible Human Journey.
Year: 2009.
Type: Five-part series / TV Mini Series / Science documentary film.
Presenter: Dr Alice Roberts.
Format: Five episodes, 300 minutes total.
Basis: Based on her book by the same name.
Broadcast: First broadcast on BBC television in May and June 2009 in the UK.
Subject: Follows archaeological and genetic footprints of ancient ancestors to see how their journeys transformed the species and how Homo Sapiens came to dominate the planet.
Scientific context: Most humans can trace origins to one tiny group that left Africa around 70,000 years ago.
Draft 1: The Incredible Human Journey is a science documentary series released in 2009. Presented by Dr Alice Roberts, this five-part series is based on her book of the same name. The film was first broadcast on BBC television in the United Kingdom during May and June 20
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“Follow the archaeological and genetic footprints of ancient ancestors to see how Homo Sapiens dominated Earth.”
- Explores the archaeological and genetic footprints of ancient ancestors
- Traces the journey of humans leaving Africa 70,000 years ago
- Presented by Dr Alice Roberts
- The series is a five-part documentary focused on scientific evidence
Watch it if you are interested in how ancient human journeys transformed our species.
This five-part science documentary presents an exploration of human origins and species dominance.
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Season 1 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Out of Africa Mytharc May 10, 2009
- E2 Asia Core May 17, 2009
- E3 Europe Core May 24, 2009
- E4 Australia Core May 31, 2009
- E5 The Americas Mytharc Jun 14, 2009
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Is the series worth watching?
The series provides a detailed look at the archaeological and genetic history of human evolution.
How long is the total runtime?
The five-episode series has a total duration of 300 minutes.
How many episodes are in the series?
The series consists of five episodes.
What is the subject matter of the series?
The documentary follows the journey of ancient ancestors to understand how Homo Sapiens came to dominate the planet.
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