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Origins of Us Series 1 Episodes

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  1. Brains

    3/3 Alice Roberts looks at humans' large brains and why we are the only ape of our kind today.

  2. Guts

    2/3 Alice Roberts charts how our ancestors' hunt for food has shaped our bodies and behaviour.

  3. Bones

    1/3 Alice Roberts looks at how our skeleton reveals the evolutionary journey of our ancestors.