The Great Human Race

Season 1

TV-PG
Experimental archaeologist Bill Schindler and survival instructor Cat Bigney attempt to face what our earliest ancestors did as they explore and survive in the wild. Starting with primitive humans from 2.6 million years ago, each episode portrays another step in our evolutionary development.

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10 Episodes

  • Dawn
    E1
    DawnSurvival expert Cat Bigney and Archaeologist Bill Schindler live as primitive people did 2.6 million years ago without any weapons or fire. But they soon find that living like our ancestors is harder than they expected.
  • Fire
    E2
    FireCat Bigney and Bill Schindler live as primitive people did in the savanna of East Africa.
  • Hunt
    E3
    HuntBill Schindler and Cat Bigney follow in the footsteps of where Homo sapiens first walked the Earth, through the mountains of Ethiopia. This is where humans became the dominant species, by going from hunted to hunter.
  • Thirst
    E4
    ThirstCat and Bill follow in the footsteps of early Homo sapiens as they make their way through the Arabian Desert. Their mission is to locate dried riverbeds and follow them to the seasonal monsoon area along the coast.
  • Adrift
    E5
    AdriftIn an area where food is nonexistent, Bill and Cat must find their way to the coastline by using Mother Nature's resources to create a boat.
  • Cave
    E6
    CaveA mysterious cave is found by Cat and Bill.
  • Ice
    E7
    IceLiving as Siberian hunters in the ice age, Bill and Cat must take advantage of their natural resources to build tools that ensure their survival.
  • Herd
    E8
    HerdBill and Cat are nomadic pastoralists in Mongolia, with animals that need to be moved to the mountains before temperatures reach freezing.
  • First Americans
    E9
    First AmericansBill and Cat follow in the footsteps of the first Americans to cross the Bering Land Bridge 15,000 years ago.
  • Pioneer
    E10
    PioneerBill and Cat must survive a land of ice and snow. With nighttime looming, they will have to find a way to withstand below-freezing temperatures.

 

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