The incredible human journey

"How did we get here? ...Using the evidence from genetics, fossils, archaeology and climatology, Dr. Alice Roberts uncovers five epic routes our ancestors took across the globe and the obstacles and brutal challenges they encountered along the way. It reveals how our family tree grew and spread...

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Other Authors: Bradshaw, Paul., Stewart, David., Colville, Charles, 1959-, Smith, Philip., Bazalgette, Edward., Oxley, Peter., Roberts, Alice, 1973-, Wojtczak, Tessa, 1958-, BBC Worldwide Ltd., 2 Entertain (Firm), Travel Channel (Firm), France 5.
Format: DVD
Language: English
Published: [London] : Burbank, CA : BBC Worldwide ; distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010]
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 293 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Summary: "How did we get here? ...Using the evidence from genetics, fossils, archaeology and climatology, Dr. Alice Roberts uncovers five epic routes our ancestors took across the globe and the obstacles and brutal challenges they encountered along the way. It reveals how our family tree grew and spread out across the world, producing all the variety we see in the human species today -- but despite all that diversity, Dr. Roberts reveals how astonishingly closely related we all are." -- Container.
Item Description: DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby digital stereo.
Alice Roberts, presenter ; Tessa Wojtczak, narrator.
Directors of photography, Graham Smith, Tim Cragg, Jonathan Partridge, Chris Titus King, Paul Francis Jenkins ; composer, Ty Unwin ; film editors, Nicholas Packer, Ian Arwas, Gerard Evans, Jake Martin, Colin Goudie.
Originally produced for television in 2009.
"How did we get here? ...Using the evidence from genetics, fossils, archaeology and climatology, Dr. Alice Roberts uncovers five epic routes our ancestors took across the globe and the obstacles and brutal challenges they encountered along the way. It reveals how our family tree grew and spread out across the world, producing all the variety we see in the human species today -- but despite all that diversity, Dr. Roberts reveals how astonishingly closely related we all are." -- Container.
Disc one. Out of Africa (ca. 59 min. ; produced and directed by David Stewart) -- Asia (ca. 59 min. ; produced and directed by Charles Colville) -- Europe (ca. 57 min. ; produced and directed by Philip Smith) ; Disc two. Australia (ca. 58 min. ; produced and directed by Edward Bazalgette) -- The Americas (ca. 58 min. ; produced and directed by Peter Oxley).
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 293 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby digital stereo.
Production Credits: Directors of photography, Graham Smith, Tim Cragg, Jonathan Partridge, Chris Titus King, Paul Francis Jenkins ; composer, Ty Unwin ; film editors, Nicholas Packer, Ian Arwas, Gerard Evans, Jake Martin, Colin Goudie.
ISBN: 9781419888878
1419888870