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Before We Ruled the Earth is a two-part documentary television miniseries that premiered on February 9, 2003 on the Discovery Channel. The program featured early human history and the challenges human beings faced thousands of years ago. It also features animals examples such as: Woolly mammoth, Megantereon, American buffalo, cave bear, and Irish elk . The first episode was called "Hunt or Be Hunted" and the second called "Mastering the Beasts."
Original Release
02/09/2003 on DISC
US Release
02/09/2003
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Linda Hunt | Narrator |
| John Slattery | Narrator |
| Ben Cotton | Txori |
| Caroline Chan | Una |
| Tom Heaton | Bilboko |
| Ian Marsh | Renek |
| Phillip Mitchell | Tieko |
| Akiko Morison | Irniq |
| Shirley Ng | Sila |
| Nathaniel Arcano | Gii-aak |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunt or Be Hunted | Sunday, 09 February 2003 |
| 2 | Mastering the Beasts | Sunday, 09 February 2003 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Linda Hunt | Narrator |
| John Slattery | Narrator |
| Ben Cotton | Txori |
| Caroline Chan | Una |
| Tom Heaton | Bilboko |
| Ian Marsh | Renek |
| Phillip Mitchell | Tieko |
| Akiko Morison | Irniq |
| Shirley Ng | Sila |
| Nathaniel Arcano | Gii-aak |
| Manny Petruzzelli | Koji |
| Samuel Patrick | Ojiig |
| Orve Coello | Kakwa |
| Simon Baker | Moak |
| Sammy Simon | Hayu |
| Jimmy Herman | Dazho |
| Travis Degas | Zybt |
| Renae Morriseau | Shiwo |
| Billy Sue Fortier | Izee |
| Aaron Douglas | Tsir |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Pierre de Lespinois | Executive Producer |
| Fran LoCascio | Executive Producer |
| Bill Latka | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) | Nominated |
