The Making of Mankind - Episode 2: One Small Step
About this title: Discusses the ability to walk upright, which is considered a crucial step in the development of humankind. Documents the discovery of the oldest human footprints in the world by Mary Leakey near Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Also disc...
The Making of Mankind - Episode 4: Beyond Africa
About this title: Richard Leakey tells the story of Peking Man, who used fire for heat and light and possibly for cooking. He also explores the increasing intelligence of our ancestors, and launches into a discussion on how and why humans began to s...
The Making of Mankind - Episode 5: A New Era
About this title: Richard Leakey details the emergence of our species, Homo sapiens, and explores some of the astonishing art our ancestors left behind, including the beautiful cave of Lascaux.
About the Series: Narrated by palaeo-anthropologist Ri...
The Making of Mankind - Episode 1: In the Beginning
About this title: Walking among the earliest-known fossil beds in Turkana, East Africa. Leakey explains mankind's transformation from four-footed, tree-dwelling, vegetarian primates to upright, omnivorous toolmakers.
About the Series: Narrated by p...
The Making of Mankind - Episode 6: Settling Down
About this title: Traces the shift from a nomadic hunter-gatherer way of life to that of the settled villager and farmer. Discusses the beginning of agriculture and the emergence of cities, such as Jericho.
About the Series: Narrated by palaeo-anth...
The Making of Mankind - Episode 7: Survival of the Species
About this title: Examines the crucial behavior patterns that, over millions of years, have made humans what we are. Discusses the role of aggression in the survival of the human species and questions whether that aggression will also lead to our do...