Name: Walking With Cavemen
Released: 2003-03-26T16:00:00.000Z
Cast: Alec Baldwin

TV Show · Documentary · History

State-of-the-art special effect techniques bring to life scientifically accurate reconstructions of our human ancestors, while computer graphics and innovative digital technology recreate the environment in which the dramas of our ape-men unfold. This is the definitive story of human evolution - told in a revolutionary way.

2003 · 29m

Starring Alec Baldwin

EPISODE 1

First Ancestors

Journeying millions of years into the past, Professor Robert Winston goes on the trail of Australopithecus afarensis, an ape who took the first step towards modern man. See how bi-pedalism opens the door to an astonishing set of new skills and abilities that change the shape of human life on Earth.

29m
EPISODE 2

Blood Brothers

Two specimens of ape-men are examined by Professor Robert Winston - the gentle, root-munching Paranthropus boisei and the enterprising scavenger Homo habilis. Who had the best strategy for survival in their prehistoric world?

29m
EPISODE 3

Savage Family

An extraordinary new breed of ape-men called Homo egaster has taken over Africa. They are expert tool makers, food-finders and travellers, but where they differ most from their predecessors is in their communal lifestyle.

29m
EPISODE 4

The Survivors

The path of human evolution split into two 300,000 years ago. While the Neanderthal adapted to the European Ice Age, his African cousin faced a devastating drought.

29m

Alec Baldwin

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