Man on Earth
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{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
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| genre = Documentary
| director = Tom Stubberfield
| presenter = Tony Robinson
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 4
| executive_producer = David Brady
Philip Clarke
| runtime = 48 minutes
| channel = Channel 4
| first_aired = {{Start date|2009|12|7|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2009|12|28|df=yes}}
}}
Man on Earth is a four-part British documentary television series presented by Tony Robinson. The programme documents the effects of climate change across 200,000 years of human history. The series premiered 7 December 2009 on Channel 4 with 1.4 million viewers.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/dec/08/man-on-earth-tv-ratings|title=TV ratings: Man on Earth launches with 1.4 million|last=Plunkett|first=John|date=8 December 2009|work=The Guardian|accessdate=17 December 2009}} Accompanying Robinson to help explain the science are archaeologist Jago Cooper and climate modeller Joy Singarayer.{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/tv/todays-tv/2009/12/07/man-on-earth-115875-21878559/|title=Man on Earth|last=Simon|first=Jane|date=7 December 2009|work=Daily Mirror|accessdate=17 December 2009}}
Episodes
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| width="10"|# | Title | width="120"|Original airdate | Viewers in millions
{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=1 |Title=The Triumph of Homo Sapiens |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|12|7|df=y}} }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=2 |Title=The Birth of Civilisation |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|12|14|df=y}} |Aux4=1.27 (5.6%){{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a191520/move-like-michael-jackson-opens-to-637k.html|title='Move Like Michael Jackson' opens to 637k|last=French|first=Dan|date=15 December 2009|publisher=Digital Spy|accessdate=17 December 2009}} }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=3 |Title=Killer Climate |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|12|21|df=y}} }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=4 |Title=The Modern World |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|12|28|df=y}} }} |
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Reception
Sam Wollaston of The Guardian said the programme is "interesting and intelligently done – no embarrassing reconstructions with hairy chaps brandishing spears and grunting".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2009/dec/08/man-on-earth-review|title=Man on Earth|last=Wollaston|first=Sam|date=8 December 2009|work=The Guardian|accessdate=17 December 2009}} However, Jeremy Clay of the Leicester Mercury felt that the programme covered much of the same material as the BBC's The Incredible Human Journey, which aired earlier in the year. Clay was also not confident in the choice of Tony Robinson as the presenter saying that he "exudes enthusiasm rather than authority, and delivered some of his facts to camera with the air of a man who's only recently heard them himself".{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/entertainment/TV-Review-Life/article-1586706-detail/article.html|title=TV Review: Life|last=Clay|first=Jeremy|date=8 December 2009|work=Leicester Mercury|accessdate=17 December 2009}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.channel4.com/programmes/man-on-earth}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100604103607/http://www.history.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=251058 Ancient Weather] This appears to be the same 4-part series - it aired on History Channel in Canada with this title.
Category:2009 British television series debuts
Category:2009 British television series endings
Category:2000s British documentary television series
Category:Channel 4 documentary series
Category:British English-language television shows
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