Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth

The story of how Homo sapiens once shared the Earth with other species of hominid, and how, against all the odds, we survived.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth
First Air Date	June 23, 2011
Last Air Date	June 30, 2011
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	1h 0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	BBC
Networks	BBC One

S01E02

Neanderthal

This episode is set 35,000 years ago and depicts Homo sapiens's encounter with Homo neanderthalensis. As the ice caps retreated, the Neanderthal stronghold in Europe weakened, providing a window of opportunity to which modern humans owe their existence.

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