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2.1  Episode 1 Homo erectus  





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Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth
GenreNature documentary
Written byColin Swash
Directed byTony Mitchell
Dave Stewart
Narrated byGeraldine James[1][2]
ComposersAndrew Simon McAllister
Mark Gordon
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producersMichael Mosley
Ailsa Orr
ProducersIsabelle Helle
Stephen McDonogh
Fiona Scott
Production locationsUK, Germany, South Africa
Running time120 minutes [3]
Production companiesMoonlighting Atlantis Productions
Erste Weltweit Medien
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release2011 (2011)

Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth is a dramatised documentary on the struggles of Homo sapiens with Homo erectus in the first episode, and Homo neanderthalensis in the second episode, broadcast on BBC One on 23 and 30 June 2011 respectively.

Plot

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Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth is a dramatised documentary on how Homo sapiens once shared the world with other species of hominid. The first episode concentrates on Homo erectus, set in India around 75,000 years ago, life after a catastrophic super-volcanic eruption made food animals scarce and Homo erectus encounters a different species of human.[3][4]

The second episode focuses on the plight of the Homo neanderthalensis.[5] The scene is set in Prehistoric France some 35,000 years ago, where migrating Homo sapiens looking for food animals, chance upon a community of Neanderthals. This series was first broadcast on BBC One on 23 and 30 June 2011 respectively.[6]

Cast

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Narrator for both episodes - Geraldine James[1][2]

Episode 1 Homo erectus

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Homo sapiens

Homo erectus

Episode 2 Neanderthal

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Homo neanderthalensis

Homo sapiens

Guest actors

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 1 of 2 Homo Erectus". bbc.co.uk. 2011.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 2 of 2 Neanderthal". bbc.co.uk. 2011.
  • ^ a b "Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth". topdocumentaryfilms.com. June 2011.
  • ^ "BBC One Programmes - Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth".
  • ^ "BBC One Programmes - Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth - Neanderthals Attack A Group Of Homo Sapiens". 30 June 2011.
  • ^ "Planet of the Apemen, BBC One, review". 26 June 2011.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h "BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 1 of 2 Homo Erectus PDTV". YouTube. 20 January 2015.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth". celebritywc.com. 2011.
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