''Man on Earth'' is a four-part British documentary television series presented by Tony Robinson. The programme documents the effects of

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across 200,000 years of human history. The series premiered 7 December 2009 on

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with 1.4 million viewers. Accompanying Robinson to help explain the science are archaeologist

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and climate modeller Joy Singarayer.

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Reception

Sam Wollaston of ''

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'' said the programme is "interesting and intelligently done – no embarrassing reconstructions with hairy chaps brandishing spears and grunting". However, Jeremy Clay of the ''

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'' felt that the programme covered much of the same material as the

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'', 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".

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