Origins of Us
2011•1h 0m•7.6/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.6/10(5)
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.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
October 17, 2011
Last Aired
October 31, 2011
Networks
BBC Two
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Bones
Air date: 2011-10-17
In the first episode Dr Alice Roberts looks at how our skeleton reveals our incredible evolutionary journey.
E2
Guts
Air date: 2011-10-24
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.
E3
Brains
Air date: 2011-10-31
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?
Cast
Alice Roberts
Self - Presenter
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