Geldof and BBC to create the ‘A to Z of mankind’

THE BBC and Bob Geldof yesterday announced plans to record the 900 groups of people anthropologists believe exist at the beginning of the 21st century.

The Live 8 campaigner is sending out his TV crews to record the different groups of people living on the planet for an “A to Z of mankind” website.

The Human Planet, a landmark TV series on the same theme, will be produced by the BBC’s Natural History Unit, along with other BBC departments.