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Walking with Cavemen

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S1 E4 · The Survivors

About Walking with Cavemen

Walking with Cavemen is a documentary TV series that premiered on BBC One on March 27, 2003. It has 1 season and 4 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 4 "The Survivors", aired on April 24, 2003.

Professor Robert Winston meets Lucy, the first upright ape, and follows her ancestors on the three-million-year journey to civilisation.

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Episodes

4 episodes · 1 season

Series 1

2003 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 23 years ago

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  1. E4

    4. The Survivors

    Finale

    A focus on a group of Homo heidelbergensis, advanced tool users who lived in family units but who were incapable of imagination, and their descendents the Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, who came to conquer the world.

  2. E3

    3. Savage Family

    An extraordinary new breed of ape-man called homo ergaster has taken over Africa. They are expert tool-makers, food-finders and travellers, but where they differ most from their predecessors is in their communal lifestyle. The third instalment of Professor Robert Winston's series on human ancestry travels back one-and-half million years to explore this innovative creature.

  3. E2

    2. Blood Brothers

    Two species of ape-man feature in the second of Professor Robert Winston's series on human ancestry: the gentle, root-munching Paranthropus boisei and the enterprising scavenger Homo habilis. Who had the best strategy for survival in their prehistoric world?

  4. E1

    1. First Ancestors

    Journeying millions of years into the past, Winston goes on the trail of Australopithecus afarensis, an ape who took the first step towards modern man.

Cast & crew

Created by Richard Dale and Peter Georgi

Walking with Cavemen FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Walking with Cavemen?

Walking with Cavemen has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 24, 2003.

When did the latest episode of Walking with Cavemen come out?

The most recent episode of Walking with Cavemen, Season 1 Episode 4 "The Survivors", aired on April 24, 2003.

How many seasons of Walking with Cavemen are there?

Walking with Cavemen has 1 season with 4 episodes in total.

When did Walking with Cavemen first air?

Walking with Cavemen first aired on BBC One on March 27, 2003.

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