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Planet Dinosaur

Planet Dinosaur
★ 7.9/10•2011•30m•TV-PG•Documentary
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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.

Tom Brass · Writer

Nigel Paterson · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 14, 2011

Episodes

Episode 1 - Lost WorldE130m

Lost World

In 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.

Sep 14, 2011

Episode 2 - Feathered DragonsE230m

Feathered Dragons

A 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.

Sep 21, 2011

Episode 3 - Last KillersE330m

Last Killers

A 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.

Sep 28, 2011

Episode 4 - Fight for LifeE430m

Fight for Life

This 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.

Oct 5, 2011

Episode 5 - New GiantsE530m

New Giants

This 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.

Oct 12, 2011

Episode 6 - The Great SurvivorsE630m

The Great Survivors

The final episode explores dinosaurs' extraordinary ability to survive.

Oct 19, 2011

Actors

John Hurt

John Hurt

Narrator

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