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Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth

Geraldine James

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Rayna Campbell

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Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth: Episode 1: Homo Erectus

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Episode 1: Homo Erectus

BBC One - Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth, Homo Erectus

Homo sapiens and Homo erectus meet for the first time following a super-volcanic eruption.

Series chronicling the unlikely survival of Homo sapiens. What happened when our ancestors and Homo erectus met after a volcanic eruption 75,000 years ago in India.

In the not-too-distant past, humans shared this planet with other species of hominid. This series tells how, against all the odds, Homo sapiens survived. 

This episode is set 75,000 years ago in India, following a catastrophic super-volcanic eruption which forced a showdown between our ancestors and a completely different species of human, Homo erectus, who up until that point had reigned supreme.

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The story of how Homo sapiens survived its not-too-distant past, against all the odds.

The story of how Homo sapiens once shared the Earth with other species of hominid, and how, against all the odds, we survived.

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