Until 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales (analogue) was known simply as BBC Two Wales. BBC Two Wales (digital) was BBC 2W. From 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales schedules on both analogue and digital became identical

BBC Two Wales

Horizon

Documentaries

Factual

Factual: Science & Nature

Factual: Science & Nature: Science & Technology

Horizon tells amazing science stories and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

Horizon: 2000-2001: The Missing Link

01/02/2001

The Missing Link

2000-2001

BBC Two - Horizon, 2000-2001, The Missing Link

A tiny, fossil jaw bone could solve the mystery of the 'missing link' in our evolution. 

Last year, a tiny, fossilised jaw bone was found in a dusty museum. Scientists believe it holds the key to the mystery of the 'missing link' in our evolution. Narrated by John Shrapnel.

Last year the discovery of a tiny fossilised jawbone hit the headlines. The jawbone, only a few centimetres long, and with 7 rows of teeth, had been found lying abandoned in a dusty museum where it had lain unnoticed for decades. It's rediscovery has caused a sensation in the world of palaeontology because scientists now believe it may be a tiny remnant of a "missing link", an ancient extinct animal that could provide a vital clue in our understanding of one of the great mysteries of science - how, 360 million years ago, a slimy fish-like creature grew legs and walked out of the sea, onto the land, and became our ancestor. This mystery, of how and why, long ago, we grew legs and crawled out of the water, has taken scientists a century to unravel. And this tiny jawbone may be a final clue. 

Horizon: 2000-2001

BBC Two

BBC Two is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964.

BBC 2

BBC2

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Horizon

2000-2001

The Missing Link

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Two Wales

About BBC Two