Evolution (2026–2026)

TV ShowEndedBBC TwoDocumentary1 season, 5 episodes
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Plot

All the incredible diversity of animal life sprang from a single organism. Every animal, no matter how weird, is related to every other. And behind each species is an incredible story of the millions of generations that gave rise to it - every animal we know and love today sprang from creatures that looked nothing like it.

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Season015Episodes2026Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Evolution S01E01The ElephantJuly 13, 2026—How did the elephant get so big? Chris Packham explores the four-billion-year story of how a tiny cell evolved into complex, gentle giants.
  2. S01E02Evolution S01E02The OstrichJuly 20, 2026—How did the ostrich come to lay the biggest egg on Earth? Chris Packham explores the way reproduction has shaped life on Earth and the surpr
  3. S01E03Evolution S01E03The BatJuly 27, 2026—How did the bat get so hungry? Chris Packham explores how the drive to find food has shaped animal life. The origin of bums, guts, jaws and
  4. S01E04Evolution S01E04The DolphinAugust 3, 2026—How did the dolphin get so smart? Chris Packham explores the origins of senses, brains and intelligence, in an evolutionary odyssey that ven
  5. S01E05Evolution S01E05The HorseAugust 10, 2026—How did the horse become so fast? Chris Packham sets out on a slithering, swimming, sprinting odyssey that explores the evolutionary beginni

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