Making of Mankind, The (7 Parts)

Synopsis: Richard Leakey traces the origins on man and asks why and how man became the most successful, powerful and dangerous animal on earth. Filmed world-wide, the programmes reflect Leakey’s own views of the development of man, based on fossil research.
1: Fundamental human characteristics.
2: The earliest human footprints.
3: Nomadic hunter-gatherers.
4: Earliest signs of man outside Africa.
5: Neanderthal man.
6: The first farmers.
7: Killer-ape or cooperative workers?
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 7 x 50 min.
Year of production: 1981
Availability: Sale; 1999 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1999 sale: £250.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: evolution; human evolution; palaeoanthropology

Producer

Graham Massey; Peter Spry-Leverton

Contributor

Alec Curtis; Christopher Wooley; Keith Raven

Cast

Richard Leakey

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
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Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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