Leslie Aiello
Herself
Ape-Man (2000)
Season 1
Series exploring the origins of human life, from African beginnings to Ice Age artists.
Released Feb. 22, 2000
Episode 50 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.evolution, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, tmdb.primate
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Human
Ice Age cave paintings could provide clues to our past. Their meaning is discovered by using research into hallucination, Namibian bushmen's dance and South African rock art.
Feb. 22, 2000, midnight
S1E2 - First Born
Did our ancestors the australopithecines or 'upright apes', flourish because of the abandonment of vegetarianism?
Feb. 29, 2000, midnight
S1E3 - Body
The discovery of a skeleton, nicknamed Nariokotome Boy, confirmed that 'ape-man' lived about one and a half million years ago, and the 'missing link' moved from theory to fact.
March 7, 2000, midnight
S1E4 - Love
For years, primitive hominids roamed Africa and Asia. Archaeological discoveries have shown how Europe was colonised and uncovered the moment when human feelings of friendship, trust and love began.
March 14, 2000, midnight
S1E5 - Exodus
A look at the daily lives of the first Homo sapiens found at cave sites on the southern coast of Africa. Over generations these beach dwellers migrated to Australia, the Far East and finally Europe.
March 21, 2000, midnight
S1E6 - Contact
For 200,000 years the Neanderthals lived unchallenged in Europe. But 30,000 years ago climate change and the arrival of modern humans from the east forced them to adapt or die.
March 28, 2000, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 300 min.
Released: Feb. 22, 2000
Last Air Date: March 28, 2000, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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