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2018: Who Am I?

Season 53 · 2018 · 3 episodes

Professor Alice Roberts and Professor Aoife McLysaght take viewers on an immersive voyage through our evolutionary past and ask challenging questions about what our future holds.

1Where Do I Come From?Professor Alice Roberts meets our ancient ancestral family, from armadillos to sharks, and discovers our true place in the tree of life. With 4D scanning, giant origami and a ukulele, they will explore evolution like never before.
2What Makes Me Human?Professor Alice Roberts explores the story of human evolution, revealing how a humble African ape became a successful global species.
3What Makes Me, Me?Professor Alice Roberts explores what makes each of us totally unique and celebrates the incredible diversity we see in humans across the globe.

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