The origin of species

Against the odds, Homo sapiens have survived for thousands of years to become the dominant species on Earth, and now, BBC2's new documentary series Human tells the dramatic story of our evolution.

- CAREN CLARK, TESS LAMACRAFT

HUMAN
Monday, 9pm, BBC2 Factual (box set, BBC iPlayer)

The five-parter is presented by palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, who travels to archaeological sites across the globe, where she highlights cutting-edge DNA and fossil discoveries that reveal how we developed and lived alongside other human species, which subsequently all died out.