MUMBAI:Ape to Man, the two-hour special that premiered on the History Channel in August 2005 is set to receive the top prize from the National Academies in the category of TV/Radio.

The History Channel is one of the cable television networks featuring original, non-fiction specials and series that bring history to life across multiple platforms.

The National Academies award recognises excellence in reporting and communicating science, engineering and medicine to the general public. The winners will be honoured during a ceremony on 9 Nov at the Academies' Arnold and Mabel Beckman center in Irvine, Calif. , asserts an official release.

The production team for Ape to Man is a recipient for works published or broadcast in 2005, among a field of 252 print, radio, and broadcast entries. They are: director Nic Young, producer Anna Thomson and executive producer Bill Locke.

The award is given for The History Channel and Lion Television's Ape to Man, an accurate overview of human evolution made accessible to broad audiences.

Previously Ape to Man won the Emmy award for outstanding achievement in a craft: writing (writer: Nic Young). Ape to Man executive producer for The History Channel is Marc Etkind, adds the release.