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.

David Attenborough uses pioneering 3D-techniques and technology to explore the unique environments a...

Sir David discovers a microscopic world that’s invisible to the naked eye, where insects feed and br...

Continuing the compelling saga of the heartstring-tugging, dramatic tale of survival revolving aroun...

Geologist Iain Stewart explain in three stages of natural history the crucial interaction of our ver...

The Earth’s continents are instantly recognizable. These iconic landmasses seem permanent and uncha...

Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, traveling from the North to the South Pole...

Islands can be home to the most extreme examples of life and the some of the most dramatic landscape...

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary seri...

In each and every one of these action packed hours, Gordon Buchanan is on a personal and dangerous m...

Professor Robert Winston meets Lucy, the first upright ape, and follows her ancestors on the three-m...

A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife...

Witness the remarkable story of our universe over billions of years and its inextricable link to lif...

Life's extraordinary journey to conquer, adapt and survive on Earth across billions of years comes a...

Discover the stories beneath the surface of the water in this stunning nature documentary series, wh...

This stunning nature series narrated by Cate Blanchett explores the intelligence, resourcefulness an...

A five-part series that features the latest research exploring how early humans evolved. See how the...

Mankind The Story of All of Us is an epic 12-hour television event about the greatest adventure of a...

Three-part series that looks at a year in Alaska, revealing the stories of pioneering Alaskans, both...