Walking with...

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The Walking with... series (also known as the Trilogy of Life or Walking with Prehistoric Life series) is a collection of shows that are produced by the BBC and are made by Impossible Pictures. The aim of the series and specials, along with its books, is to recreate extinct animals and presents them as a wildlife documentary. All the shows (with the exception of Chased by Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters) focus on one individual of a certain species or that species as the main characters in each episode. Creatures were realized through computer graphics and animatronics and are directed by Tim Haines. The concept for the series was imagined by Tim Haines and Jasper James.

Series

This six-part series is focused on the rise, success, and the demise of the dinosaurs and other animals in the Mesozoic Era.

This six-part series was a sequel to Walking with Dinosaurs, and its focus is on the world after the dinosaurs, and the rise of the mammals in the Cenozoic Era. It was released in North America as Walking with Prehistoric Beasts.

This four-part series recounts the evolution of humans.

The three-part series was a prequel to Walking with Dinosaurs, and its focus is life before the dinosaurs, in the Paleozoic Era.

Specials

This special follows the life and death of "Big Al", a famous Allosaurus skeleton found with various injuries. In the North American market, it was released under the title Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special.

In these two episodes, real-life zoologist Nigel Marven travels through time in search for various dinosaurs.

Nigel Marven is featured again, in these three episodes he dives in the seven deadliest seas of all time, and encounters creatures such as Tylosaurus, Basilosaurus and Dunkleosteus. It was released in North America as Chased by Sea Monsters.

Timeline of episodes

Time Geological period Series Episode
4400 mya Early Precambrian Walking with Monsters "Water Dwellers"
530 mya Early Cambrian Walking with Monsters "Water Dwellers"
450 mya Late Ordovician Sea Monsters First episode
418 mya Late Silurian Walking with Monsters "Water Dwellers"
360 mya Late Devonian Walking with Monsters "Water Dwellers"
360 mya Late Devonian Sea Monsters First episode
300 mya Late Carboniferous Walking with Monsters "Reptile's Beginnings"
280 mya Early Permian Walking with Monsters "Reptile's Beginnings"
250 mya Late Permian Walking with Monsters "Clash of Titans"
248 mya Early Triassic Walking with Monsters "Clash of Titans"
230 mya Late Triassic Sea Monsters First episode
220 mya Late Triassic Walking with Dinosaurs "New Blood"
155 mya Late Jurassic Sea Monsters Third episode
152 mya Late Jurassic Walking with Dinosaurs "Time of the Titans"
149 mya Late Jurassic Walking with Dinosaurs "Cruel Sea"
145 mya Late Jurassic The Ballad of Big Al "The Ballad of Big Al"
127 mya Early Cretaceous Walking with Dinosaurs "Giants of the Skies"
106 mya Early/Middle Cretaceous Walking with Dinosaurs "Spirits of the Ice Forest"
100 mya Early/Middle Cretaceous Chased by Dinosaurs "Land of Giants"
75 mya Late Cretaceous Chased by Dinosaurs "The Giant Claw"
75 mya Late Cretaceous Sea Monsters Third episode
70 mya Late Cretaceous Walking with Dinosaurs the 3D movie Walking with Dinosaurs the 3D movie
65 mya Late Cretaceous Walking with Dinosaurs "Death of a Dynasty"
49 mya Early Eocene Walking with Beasts "New Dawn"
36 mya Late Eocene Walking with Beasts "Whale Killer"
36 mya Late Eocene Sea Monsters Second episode
25 mya Late Oligocene Walking with Beasts "Land of Giants"
4 mya Early Pliocene Sea Monsters Second episode
3.2 mya Late Pliocene Walking with Beasts "Next of Kin"
3.2 mya Late Pliocene Walking with Cavemen "First Ancestors"
2 mya Early Pleistocene Walking with Cavemen "Blood Brothers"
1.5 mya Early Pleistocene Walking with Cavemen "Savage Family"
1 mya Early Pleistocene Walking with Beasts "Sabre Tooth"
500,000 ya Late Pleistocene Walking with Cavemen "Savage Family"
400,000 ya Late Pleistocene Walking with Cavemen "The Survivors"
30,000 ya Late Pleistocene Walking with Beasts "Mammoth Journey"
30,000 ya Late Pleistocene Walking with Cavemen "The Survivors"

Books

Related books issued by the BBC and Dorling Kindersley include:

  • Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History by Tim Haines
  • Walking with Dinosaurs 3-D Dinosaurs by Stephen Cole
  • Walking with Dinosaurs: The Evidence by David Martill and Darren Naish
  • Walking with Dinosaurs Sticker Book by Stephen Cole
  • Walking with Dinosaurs: Fascinating Facts by Mike Benton
  • Walking with Dinosaurs Photo Journal by Stephen Cole
  • Walking with Beasts: A Prehistoric Safari by Tim Haines
  • Walking with Beasts Photo Journal by Stephen Cole
  • Walking With Cavemen by John Lynch
  • Allosaurus! The Life and Death of Big Al by Stephen Cole
  • The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life by Tim Haines and Paul Chambers
  • Sea Monsters (TV series)|Sea Monsters by Nigel Marven and Jasper James

References

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    Related shows
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