Origins of Us - Season 1 (2011)

We've uncovered the secrets of the atom, built machines to go to the stars, and are changing the very face of the planet. In some ways, human supremacy feels inevitable. But how did we get here? The answer is closer that you think… The story of how we came to dominate the planet starts within every one of us. Each of us carries with us the evidence of 6 million years of human evolution. Our body holds all the clues we need to unpick the epic story our extraordinary evolution from apeman to spaceman.