Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth explained

Genre:	Nature documentary
Director:	Tony Mitchell Dave Stewart
Narrated:	Geraldine James
Composer:	Andrew Simon McAllister Mark Gordon
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Episodes:	1
Executive Producer:	Michael Mosley Ailsa Orr
Producer:	Isabelle Helle Stephen McDonogh Fiona Scott
Location:	UK, Germany, South Africa
Runtime:	120 minutes
Company:	Moonlighting Atlantis Productions Erste Weltweit Medien
Channel:	BBC

Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth is a dramatised documentary on the struggles of Homo sapiens with Homo erectus in the first episode, and Homo neanderthalensis in the second episode, broadcast on BBC One on 23 and 30 June 2011 respectively.

Plot

Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth is a dramatised documentary on how Homo sapiens once shared the world with other species of hominid. The first episode concentrates on Homo erectus, set in India around 75,000 years ago, life after a catastrophic super-volcanic eruption made food animals scarce and Homo erectus encounters a different species of human.^{[1] [2]}

The second episode focuses on the plight of the Homo neanderthalensis.^[3] The scene is set in Prehistoric France some 35,000 years ago, where migrating Homo sapiens looking for food animals, chance upon a community of Neanderthals.This series was first broadcast on BBC One on 23 and 30 June 2011 respectively.^[4]

Cast

Narrator for both episodes - Geraldine James

Episode 1 Homo erectus

Homo sapiens

• Jothan Annan as Gamba^{[5] [6]}
• Roger Nsengiyumva as Baako^{[5] [6]}
• Ranya Campbell as Malika^{[5] [6]}
• Angela Wynter as Wangari^{[5] [6]}

Homo erectus

• Clayton Evertson as Mika^{[5] [6]}
• Sang Lui as Heku^{[5] [6]}
• Nathan Fredricks as Kiko^{[5] [6]}
• Ryan Knoll as Dokka^{[5] [6]}

Episode 2 Neanderthal

• Justin Strydom as Gora
• Ethan Strydom as Gora's son
• Matt Rook as Tetah
• Lee-Anne Liebenberg as Tetah's Mate
• Troy Milenov as the Neanderthal Man -
• Rika Haasbroek as the Neanderthal Woman
• Johnny Everitt as the Old Neanderthal

Homo sapiens

• Rebecca Scroggs as Byana^{[7] [8]}
• Ray Fearon as Kalay^{[7] [8]}
• Gary Carr as Jala^{[7] [8]}
• Jimmy Akingbola as Morda^{[7] [8]}
• Ngobile Sipama as Sapiens Woman^{[7] [8]}

Guest actors

• Sean Francis as Geron^[7]
• Damian Tomaselli as Radda^[7]

External links

• • Episode 1 Homo erectus
• Episode 2 Neanderthal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth . topdocumentaryfilms.com . June 2011.
2. Web site: BBC One Programmes - Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth .
3. Web site: BBC One Programmes - Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth - Neanderthals Attack A Group Of Homo Sapiens. June 30, 2011 .
4. Web site: Planet of the Apemen, BBC One, review . 2011-06-26.
5. Web site: BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 1 of 2 Homo Erectus PDTV . . 2015-01-20.
6. Web site: BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 1 of 2 Homo Erectus. bbc.co.uk. 2011.
7. Web site: BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth . celebritywc.com. 2011.
8. Web site: BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 2 of 2 Neanderthal. bbc.co.uk. 2011.