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Extinct! Available now

There are currently 3 available episodes

Episode 3

3/3 Adam Rutherford looks at the extinction of humans in the distant past. Last in series.

First broadcast: 29 May 2012

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Episode 2

2/3 Are humans causing the sixth great mass extinction event in Earth's history?

First broadcast: 22 May 2012

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Episode 1

1/3 Adam Rutherford asks why almost all of life became extinct 250 million years ago.

First broadcast: 15 May 2012

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