Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | An Animal Of No Significance | 20140908 | 20190722 (BBC7) 20190723 (BBC7) | Yuval Noah Harari's groundbreaking account of our history - from apes to world dominance. Adrian Scarborough reads from Yuval Noah Harari's ground-breaking account of humankind's remarkable history from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. 100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Far-reaching and provocative, Sapiens challenges everything we thought we knew about being human, ending with a look at what lies ahead for humankind. Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Yuval Noah Harari's groundbreaking account of humankind's history - from apes to world dominance. Read by Adrian Scarborough. Abridged by Penny Leicester. Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres |
| 02 | The Cognitive Revolution | 20140909 | 20190723 (BBC7) 20190724 (BBC7) | How gossip united us and mythology maintained law and order. Adrian Scarborough continues reading from Yuval Noah Harari's ground-breaking account of humankind's remarkable history from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres |
| 03 | The Agricultural Revolution | 20140910 | 20190724 (BBC7) 20190725 (BBC7) | How the agricultural revolution was history's biggest fraud. Adrian Scarborough continues reading from Yuval Noah Harari's ground-breaking account of humankind's remarkable history from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres |
| 04 | The Scientific Revolution | 20140911 | 20190725 (BBC7) 20190726 (BBC7) | Yuval Noah Harari explores the discovery of ignorance and the quest for immortality. Adrian Scarborough continues reading from Yuval Noah Harari's ground-breaking account of humankind's remarkable history from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. The discovery of ignorance and the quest for immortality. Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres |
| 05 LAST | And They Lived Happily Ever After | 20140912 | 20190726 (BBC7) 20190727 (BBC7) | The world is a better place, but are we any happier? Adrian Scarborough continues reading from Yuval Noah Harari's ground-breaking account of humankind's remarkable history from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. The world's a better place but are we any happier? Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres |