Human Season ice sculpture in Nelson Mandela Square

On Sunday February 12th Nelson Mandela Square played host to a remarkable event, when a three ton, 22 metre long ice sculpture was erected to mark the launch of BBC Knowledge’s epic new Human Season – on Channel 251, Tuesdays and Wednesdays,
9pm - 11pm – from Tuesday February 14.

Award-winning programmes

Featuring award-winning programmes such as Human Planet, Inside the Human Body, Pleasure and Pain and The Origins of Us, the Human Season will explore our development as a species – from how humans have adapted to every habitat on the planet to survive to how every cell in our bodies has changed to evolve our anatomy.

Saturday’s stunt focused on how the human body has adapted to its harshest environments, in this case the scorching heat of the desert. The sculpture demonstrated how much water the average body loses in just one hour in the Sahara.

Jon Farrar, VP Programming for EMEA, BBC Worldwide channels said: “The Human Season is the most ambitious programme event we have ever done on BBC Knowledge, exploring what it means to be human. How did we come to exist? Why are we the world's most successful animal? Why do we feel emotions? And what is our destiny? I hope it will be fascinating, insightful, and full of unforgettable moments”.

More fascinating facts about the Human Season can be found at: http://www.bbcknowledge.com/za/programmes/human-season