Origins of Us
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Alice Roberts
Self - Presenter
Seasons
Season 1 (2011)
No overview available.
3 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Bones
2011-10-17In the first episode Dr Alice Roberts looks at how our skeleton reveals our incredible evolutionary journey.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: Guts
2011-10-24In 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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: Brains
2011-10-31In 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?
Runtime: 60 min
