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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

The Scientific Revolution

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The discovery of ignorance and the quest for immortality. Adrian Scarborough reads Yuval Noah Harari's account of our history. Show more

Book of the Week

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Episode 1: An Animal of No Significance

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Yuval Noah Harari's groundbreaking account of humankind's history - from apes to world dominance. Read by Adrian Scarborough. Show more

Book of the Week

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

And They Lived Happily Ever After

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The world's a better place, but are we any happier? Adrian Scarborough reads Yuval Noah Harari's account of humankind's history from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. Show more

Book of the Week

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

How the agricultural revolution was history's biggest fraud. Adrian Scarborough reads Yuval Noah Harari's account of our history. Show more

Book of the Week

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

The Cognitive Revolution

Duration: 15 minutes

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

How gossip united us and mythology maintained law and order. Adrian Scarborough reads Yuval Noah Harari's account of our history. Show more