Walking with Dinosaurs Season 1

Synopsis

Using the latest technology the amazing lost world of the Cretaceous, Triassic and Jurassic periods of Earth's history, when the dinosaurs reigned supreme, is brought stunningly back to life. The series provides insights into how these mammoth creatures appeared, how they survived for millions of years and probes the mysteries of their sudden disappearance leaving only a fossil record to show they had ever existed!

Main Cast

Kenneth Branagh

Narrator (voice)

Age : 63 | Popularity : 36%

André Dussollier

Narrator

Age : 78 | Popularity : 7%

Avery Brooks

Self - Narrator US

Age : 75 | Popularity : 13%

Episodes

Episode 1

04 October 1999 - New Blood

It is the mid-Triassic period, an the sun is setting on the age of reptiles. Once the most dominant lifeform on the planet, reptiles are now represented by only a few species. But as the age of reptiles wanes, new animals are on the rise, and among them, the first members of a new dynasty: the dinosaurs.

Episode 2

11 October 1999 - Time Of The Titans

It is the late Jurassic, and dinosaurs rule the land. At the height of this reign, sauropods are the dominate herbivore on Earth. We follow the life of one sauropod, a Diplodocus, from hatchling to sub-adult, and the challenges she faces in her world.

Episode 3

18 October 1999 - Cruel Sea

Dinosaurs may rule the land, but it's a different story in the oceans. Marine reptiles dominate the seas. A school of female Opthalmasaurus are moving into the reefs around the northern Tethys Sea to give birth. Once born, the young ichthyosaurs must dodge sharks, plesiosaurs like Cryptoclydus, and the monsterous pliosaur Liopleurodon, the largest carnivore ever.

Episode 4

25 October 1999 - Giant Of The Skies

Reptiles not only rule the seas, but the skies as well. This is the time of the pterosaurs, flying reptiles that dominate the Cretaceous skies. And at this point, none is as large as the massive Ornithocheirus, the largest pterosaur at the time. We follow the final days of one such Ornithocheirus as he makes his way to the mating grounds, soaring over the lands ruled by dinosaurs.

Episode 5

01 November 1999 - Spirits Of The Ice Forest

In the mid-Cretaceous, Australia, Antarctica, and South America are still connected in one super continent. This is a time when the South Pole is a huge polar forest, where for five months of the year, the sun never sets. The Antarctic forests are a land which time forgot, where allosaurs still prowl the forests and ancient amphibians still hunt along the river banks. We fellow a year in the life of a clan of small dinosaurs, Leaellynsaura, and their struggle to survive in this unique environment.

Episode 6

08 November 1999 - Death Of A Dynasty

The year is 65.5 million BC, and the time is 11:59pm for the dinosaurs. Volcanic activity has begun to choke the land, and dinosaurs are suffering. Few eggs are hatching, poisoned by the toxins in the air. Dinosaurs are on the decline, while mammals are thriving. The pterosaurs are all but gone, replaced by birds, and a massive asteroid is on its final journey to Earth. In this world, the most infamous carnivore stalks the land, the mighty Tyrannosaurus.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Ben Bartlett
	Original Music Composer	Ben Bartlett
Directing	Director	Tim Haines Mary Clare Bacquet
Editing	Editor	Britt Sjoerdsma
Camera	Director of Photography	John Howarth Michael Pitts
Writing	Writer	Georgann Kane
Production	Producer	Tim Haines
	Executive Producer	Tomi Bednar Landis
	Production Assistant	Mark Jenkin
Department	Role	Name

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