Walking with Cavemen (2003– )

The great follow-up to 'Walking with Dinosaurs' and 'Walking with Beasts', presented by Professor Robert Winston, explains the story of human evolution.

Stars:

Robert Winston, Alec Baldwin, Christian Bradley

Cast

Series cast summary:
Robert Winston	...	Himself - Presenter (4 episodes, 2003)
Alec Baldwin	...	Narrator (USA version) (4 episodes, 2003)
Christian Bradley	...	Various hominids (4 episodes, 2003)
Alex Palmer	...	Various hominids (4 episodes, 2003)
Oliver Parham	...	Various hominids (4 episodes, 2003)
David Rubin	...	Various hominids (4 episodes, 2003)
Florence Sparham	...	Various hominids (4 episodes, 2003)
Marva Alexander	...	Various hominids (3 episodes, 2003)
Rachel Essex	...	Various hominids (3 episodes, 2003)
Faroque Khan	...	Various hominids (3 episodes, 2003)
Suzanne Cave	...	Various hominids (2 episodes, 2003)
Ruth Dawes	...	Various hominids (2 episodes, 2003)
Anthony Taylor	...	Various hominids (2 episodes, 2003)
Badria Timimi	...	Various hominids (2 episodes, 2003)

Storyline

The story of human evolution is told through the stories of representative members of the various species leading up to modern homo sapiens. It is ongoing climate changes that force human ancestors to develop, one by one, the unique characteristics of the modern humans. Though earlier species were superbly successful in their environments they were unsustainable when the environment changes.

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Plot Keywords:

evolution | human evolution | educational program | anthropology | voice over narration | 

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Taglines:

Eye-to-eye with your ancestors.

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 2003 (UK)

Also Known As:

Caminando entre cavernícolas

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Discovery Channel, ProSieben Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 30 min (4 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Walking with Monsters (2005)

User Reviews

Not quite walking with the beasties.

Like a lot of people I was impressed with the previous "walking with" achievements. This one mostly uses real people and has a whole different feel to it. The acting is superb and you'll forget you're watching people in makeup and hairy suits. That said, there seems to be a constant problem with productions that portray early human ancestors. I guess there's a tendency to think ancient means crude and sloppy, and that's the way these beings are shown. Think brutish as in "Quest for Fire". Somehow I think smashing an egg in your hand and getting only a bit of it, stumbling around and wasting energy or wearing furs in the cold that look like they''ll fall off in a slight breeze isn't the way these guys survived to become you and me. Probably it's meant to show how different thay were from us, but I hope future attempts might use a little more imagination. Worth a look though.