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Incredible Human Journey, The

Synopsis
THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN JOURNEY is a documentary series in which Dr Alice Roberts travels the corners of the Earth in search of the origins of mankind. Utilising state-of-the-art genetic, climate and archaeological evidence, Roberts sets out to discover the five paths our ancestors travelled across the world, and the challenges they faced en route; her findings determine where we came from and how the world became colonised by our forefathers.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2009
Year of production
2009
Notes
Broadcast in 5 weekly parts on BBC2 beginning 17/5/2009
Subjects
Anthropology; Biology; History

Credits

Director
David Stewart
Contributor
Alice Roberts

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£19.99 (retail) £195.00 (BBC Active)
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
300 minutes
Year
2009

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

2 Entertain Video

Email
DVDenquiryline@bbc.com
Web
http://www.2entertainvideo.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7612 3000
Fax
020 7612 3003
Address
BBC Worldwide
33 Foley Street
London
W1W 7TL
Notes
Specialises in distributing archival film and television titles, predominantly licensed from the BBC (the principal shareholder is BBC Worldwide). Sale on DVD through retail outlets. As of 2016 2Entertain is being gradually wound down and its output reduced. If something is not available via them it is advisable to try the BBC Store at https://store.bbc.com/
Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
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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