Human is the latest landmark documentary series from the BBC that turns attention on us. Who are we? How did we get here?

Guiding us on the epic, mind-expanding journey is paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, who has undergone her own radical evolution. As a teenager, she became a creationist missionary and applied to study evolutionary biology at Imperial College London , specifically aiming to disprove the theory – now she’s one of the leading lights in the field that’s constantly making new discoveries that reshape our thinking about who we are.

The series tells us the story of humans so far. She tells Big Issue where we might be heading next.

You travelled all around the world to tell the story of our evolution. How did it feel to retrace the journey of our ancient ancestors?

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