The stories of the biggest, deadliest and weirdest creatures ever to walk the Earth, using the latest fossil evidence and immersive computer graphics.
Cast: John Hurt
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Season 1
6 episodes
1. Lost WorldIn prehistoric North Africa, the carcharodontosaurus, a lizard-like carnivore with shark-like teeth more than six inches long, and the spinosaurus - at four metres, one of the biggest killers to walk the planet - once battled for supremacy.TV-PGCC30minSep 14, 2011
2. Feathered DragonsA look at bizarre and extraordinary feathered dinosaurs, many of which have only just been discovered. These feathered beasts are revolutionising our understanding of life on Earth as they blur the boundaries between what we know of dinosaurs and birds.TV-PGCC30minSep 21, 2011
3. Last KillersA look at the last of the killer dinosaurs - carnivores that took killing to a new level. By the end of the Cretaceous period - 75 million years ago - these gigantic and specialised hunter-killers had spread throughout the globe. In the southern continents, it was the powerful and muscular abelisaurids that reigned supreme, but it was the famous tyrannosaurids (or tyrant dinosaurs) that dominated in the north.TV-PGCC30minSep 28, 2011
4. Fight for LifeThis episode of the documentary series focuses on the Jurassic period, a time when the first giant killers stalked the Earth and lurked in the seas.TV-PGCC30minOct 5, 2011
5. New GiantsThis episode focuses on the new giants, the heavyweights of the dinosaur world. It is only in recent years that experts have unearthed the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived.TV-PGCC30minOct 12, 2011
6. The Great SurvivorsThe final episode explores dinosaurs' extraordinary ability to survive.TV-PGCC30minOct 19, 2011
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The stories of the biggest, deadliest and weirdest creatures ever to walk the Earth, using the latest fossil evidence and immersive computer graphics.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Phil Dobree, Nigel Paterson
- Cast
- John Hurt
- Studio
- Jellyfish Pictures, BBC
