NEW FACTUAL
Human Monday, 9pm, BBC2 (box set, BBC iPlayer)
Modern humans have developed over hundreds of thousands of years to become the dominant species on Earth, and, now, the remarkable story of Homo sapiens’ evolution is being told in BBC2’s documentary Human.
Presenting the five-part series, palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi visits archaeological sites across the world to unveil new DNA and fossil discoveries that showcase how we coexisted alongside, and eventually outlived, other human species.
‘We portray ourselves as the pinnacle of human evolution, but we were the underdog,’ says Al-Shamahi. ‘Many species were around at the same time, and yet, somehow, we’re the only ones left. And we’re not just surviving, we’re thriving. How did we do that?’
In the opening episode, she visits Morocco, where she reveals how…
