28 Nov 2001
The Beasts Within
A closer look at the science of Human evolution, and how much early humans might've contributed to the extinction of large mammals during the Ice Age.
First Man
Man’s early ancestors set off to conquer the world, to explore the unknown, to adapt to every environment. And one day, to conquer fire – a discovery that made them invincible. They built shelters. They transformed their environment. But still this did not slake their thirst for more. They sought to fathom Nature’s mysteries. They invented stories to explain the inexplicable. Now, they are Men. Here, for the very first time in television history, is the saga of our origins, told through the story of one single family - an epic journey upon which the latest scientific discoveries shine an exciting new light.
Top Billed Cast
Nathan Willcocks Narrator
Jacobus Claassen 
Natalie Walsh 
Sven Ruygrok Nieke Lombard Amir Gelgor 
Lee-Shane Booysen Danica Carelse Ashley Robinson Richard September Nadine Adams Octavia Meissenheimer Anathe Shand 
Ambrose Uren Dimitri Louw 
Adrienne Pearce Jason Barnard
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