Richard Dale
Director
Walking with Cavemen (2003)
Series 1
Professor Robert Winston meets Lucy, the first upright ape, and follows her ancestors on the three-million-year journey to civilisation.
Released March 27, 2003
Episode 25 min
2+
Genres: Documentary, History
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Production Companies: BBC, ProSieben Entertainment, Discovery Channel
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - First Ancestors
Journeying millions of years into the past, Winston goes on the trail of Australopithecus afarensis, an ape who took the first step towards modern man.
March 27, 2003, midnight
S1E2 - Blood Brothers
Two species of ape-man feature in the second of Professor Robert Winston's series on human ancestry: the gentle, root-munching Paranthropus boisei and the enterprising scavenger Homo habilis. Who had the best strategy for survival in their prehistoric world?
April 3, 2003, midnight
S1E3 - Savage Family
An extraordinary new breed of ape-man called homo ergaster 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. The third instalment of Professor Robert Winston's series on human ancestry travels back one-and-half million years to explore this innovative creature.
April 10, 2003, midnight
S1E4 - The Survivors
A focus on a group of Homo heidelbergensis, advanced tool users who lived in family units but who were incapable of imagination, and their descendents the Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, who came to conquer the world.
April 24, 2003, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: March 27, 2003
Last Air Date: April 24, 2003, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 2+
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