Human Instinct

Human Instinct

2002 · 1 season · 4 eps · ★ 8.3 · Documentary

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Professor Robert Winston presents a series investigating the natural instincts inherent in people, covering survival, procreation, the drive to succeed and the heroic impulse.

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Network: BBC One

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