Walking with Dinosaurs

Walking With Dinosaurs is a six-part BBC series charting the story of dinosaurs, from their time as apex predators and dominant species on Earth to their eventual extinction. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, the series follows the daily challenges and dangers faced by dinosaurs in a constantly changing world. Their struggles are basic but essential: a female tyrannosaur searching for a mate amid a shifting climate; a Diplodocus protecting its young from predators; and a Muttaburrasaurus herd migrating to escape a cooling environment.

The programme offers insight into the real trials faced by different dinosaur species, presenting them as living animals rather than distant fossils. Each episode is dedicated to a specific period during the dinosaurs’ 165-million-year reign on the planet. The series spans the Late Triassic through to the late Cretaceous, culminating in the catastrophic events that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs and the loss of approximately 65% of life on Earth.

A sequel, Walking with Beasts, was released in 2001.