The Incredible Human Journey

The Incredible Human Journey 2009

7.50

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.

2009

First Civilizations

First Civilizations 2018

7.67

Using the latest in archaeology, anthropology and genetics, this series tells the story of where the modern world began. Incorporating studies of artifacts, renowned sites of archaeological interest and interviews with leading experts, it moves around the geographic zones of the world, exploring how and why civilization first sparked into life.

2018

Journeys from the Centre of the Earth

Journeys from the Centre of the Earth 2004

1

Geologist Dr Iain Stewart presents a series showing how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped the human history of the Mediterranean.

2004

Legendary Cities

Legendary Cities 2014

8.00

Embark in a journey through some of the most beautiful cities in the world in this documentary series. Each episode features a new city and explores the many things that make it the legendary place it is today.

2014

First Peoples

First Peoples 2015

8.00

A five-part series that features the latest research exploring how early humans evolved. See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to survive and thrive around the globe. Archaeology, genetics and anthropology cast new light on 200,000 years of history, detailing how early humans became dominant.

2015

Ancient Apocalypse

Ancient Apocalypse 2001

10.00

Throughout the ages, civilisations have risen up and then disappeared. Ancient Apocalypse seeks to explain how human achievements were destroyed by the forces of nature.

2001

Prehistoric Autopsy

Prehistoric Autopsy 2012

9.00

A journey into our evolutionary past, piecing together the bodies of our prehistoric family.

2012

Adventure

Adventure 1963

1

Long-running travel programme

1963

Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey

Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey 1988

1

The Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey is a series of five documentary films following the decade-long Wanderjahr of the filmmaker/sibling partnership Lorne and Lawrence Blair.

1988