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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

The Agricultural Revolution

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Adrian Scarborough continues reading from Yuval Noah Harari's ground-breaking account of humankind's remarkable history from insignificant apes to rulers of the world.

How the agricultural revolution was history's biggest fraud.

Abridged by Penny Leicester
Produced by Gemma Jenkins Show less

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