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The Incredible Human Journey (2009)

Name: The Incredible Human Journey
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-05-10
Cast: Alice Roberts, Tessa Wojtczak

Series · 2009 · 1 season · Documentary

Follow in the footsteps of our ancestors and discover how the first humans became you.

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.

Created by Michael Mosley

Starring Alice Roberts, Tessa Wojtczak

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JustWatch lists it streaming with a subscription on Britbox Apple TV channel and BBC Select Apple Tv channel.

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Series details

First aired	10 May 2009
Latest episode	14 June 2009
Status	Ended
Seasons	1 (5 episodes)

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