Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors

This two-part series investigates what our ancient ancestors looked like and what would have happened when we met them. Ella Al-Shamahi, a rising star in Neanderthal research, enlists the skills of Andy Serkis, the master of performance capture, and a group of experts to create, for the first time ever, a scientifically accurate 3D Neanderthal. For more information please access the BBC site here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0b3gdg2/neanderthals-meet-your-ancestors-series-1-episode-1

Directed by Vikram Jayanti | Production Cia: VixPix; BBC