In a cave in Italy a male hominid skeleton lies intact; a species that inhabited Europe half a million years ago. The evidence points to intelligent hunters, and the first to feel human-like emotional ties of family dependency and love.

This series covers the main theories, approaches and questions well while providing a good introduction to the story of human evolution. It won't answer all your questions but it does just about succeed in being balanced enough not to annoy paleontologists and other professionals in the field with the vague over-sweeping conclusions that so many pop science shows come to.