The Great Human Race

  • Premiered: Feb 2016
  • Episodes: 10
  • Followers: 9
  • Ended
  • National Geographic
  • Monday at 22
  • Documentary History Reality

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Season 1
1x1
Dawn
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 01, 2016
Survival expert Cat Bigney and Archaeologist Bill Schindler survive the wild savanna just as primitive people did 2.6 million years ago.
1x2
Fire
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 08, 2016
Cat and Bill journey to Uganda to follow in the footsteps of one our earliest ancestors, Homo erectus. This is the species that changed our evolution forever, with their ability to control one of nature's most powerful forces: fire.
1x3
Hunt
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 15, 2016
Bill Schindler and Cat Bigney follow in the footsteps of where Homo sapiens first walked the Earth, through the mountains of Ethiopia. This is where humans became the dominant species, by going from hunted to hunter.
1x4
Thirst
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 22, 2016
Cat and Bill follow in the footsteps of early Homo sapiens as they make their way through the Arabian Desert. Their mission is to locate dried riverbeds and follow them to the seasonal monsoon area along the coast.
1x5
Adrift
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 07, 2016
In an area where food is nonexistent, Bill and Cat must find their way to the coastline by using Mother Nature's resources to create a boat.
1x6
Cave
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 14, 2016
Cat and Bill find themselves in an area rich with natural resources and luckily, they quickly stumble upon a cave. With the threat of predators, they will now have to decipher if this cave is going to save them or be their downfall.
Air date
Mar 21, 2016
Living as Siberian hunters in the ice age, Bill and Cat must take advantage of their natural resources to build tools that ensure their survival.
1x8
Herd
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 28, 2016
Bill and Cat are nomadic pastoralists in Mongolia, with animals that need to be moved to the mountains before temperatures reach freezing.
1x9
First Americans
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 04, 2016
Bill and Cat follow in the footsteps of the first Americans to cross the Bering Land Bridge 15,000 years ago.
1x10 Show finale
Pioneer
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 11, 2016
Bill and Cat must survive a land of ice and snow. With nighttime looming, they will have to find a way to withstand below-freezing temperatures.

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