Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors

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According to recent science the Neanderthals are not the knuckle-dragging apemen of popular imagination. In fact they are our distant ancestors. About 2% of the DNA of most people is of Neanderthal origin—and it continues to affect us today. Ella Al-Shamahi enlists the skills of Andy Serkis, the master of performance capture, and a group of experts to investigate Neanderthals.

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Ella Al-Shamahi

Herself - Presenter

Andy Serkis

Himself - Presenter

Homepage https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b3ljc3
First Air Date 2018-05-13
Last Air Date 2018-05-20