Tamed. Ten Species that Changed our World

The extraordinary story of the species that became our allies.

Dogs became our companions

Wheat fed a booming population

Cattle gave us meat and milk

Maize fuelled the growth of empires

Potatoes brought us feast and famine

Chickens led us to wonder about tomorrow

Rice promised us a golden future

Horses gave us strength and speed

Apples travelled with us

HUMANS TAMED THEM ALL

For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals to stay alive – until they began to tame them.

Combining archaeology and cutting-edge genetics, Tamed tells the story of the greatest revolution in human history and reveals the fascinating origins of ten crucial domesticated species; and how they, in turn, transformed us. In a world creaking under the strain of human activity, Alice Roberts urges us to look again at our relationship with the natural world – and our huge influence upon it.