Human resources

Ella Al-Shamahi uncovers how Homo sapiens conquered the planet

- CAREN CLARK, HANNAH DAVIES, IAN MACEWAN, RICHARD MCCLURE

NEW FACTUAL

Human

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

Modern humans have developed over hundreds of thousands of years to become the dominant species on Earth, and, now, the remarkable story of Homo sapiens' evolution is being told in BBC2's documentary Human.

Presenting the five-part series, palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi visits archaeological sites across the world to unveil new DNA and fossil discoveries that showcase how we coexisted alongside, and eventually outlived, other human species.