Series
Planet Dinosaur
Documentary
The stories of the biggest, deadliest and weirdest creatures ever to walk the Earth, using the latest fossil evidence and immersive computer graphics.
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Seasons & episodes
1Lost World14 Sept 2011 · 30m · ★ 10.0In 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.
2Feathered Dragons21 Sept 2011 · 30m · ★ 10.0A 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.
3Last Killers28 Sept 2011 · 30m · ★ 10.0A 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.
4Fight for Life5 Oct 2011 · 30mThis 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.
5New Giants12 Oct 2011 · 30mThis 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.
6The Great Survivors19 Oct 2011 · 30mThe final episode explores dinosaurs' extraordinary ability to survive.
Details
- Created by
- Phil Dobree, Nigel Paterson
- First aired
- 14 Sept 2011
- Last aired
- 19 Oct 2011
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 6
- Votes
- 44 on TMDB
Cast
John HurtNarrator
