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It took more than 350 million years for the human body to take shape. Anatomist Neil Shubin reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates, the ancestors you never knew

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  • Your Inner Fish
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    Your Inner Fish

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2014

    In the opening episode, Neil journeys from an American highway to the Arctic Circle to connect our lungs, arms, legs and hands to a prehistoric fish that crawled onto land 375 million years ago.

    Director: David Dugan

    Writer: Unknown

  • Your Inner Reptile
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    Your Inner Reptile

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2014

    Episode 2 traces our hair, skin, teeth, jaws and sense of hearing back to reptilian ancestors - from ferocious beasts that ruled the Earth, to a little shrew-like animal that lived 195 million years ago.

    Director: Alex Tate

    Writer: Unknown

  • Your Inner Monkey
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    Your Inner Monkey

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2014

    In the final episode, Neil tracks our hands, feet, colour vision, spine and upright gait to our primate and hominid progenitors, who also passed on perhaps the most important legacy of all - a path to the human brain.

    Director: Tom Cook

    Writer: Unknown