Walking with Dinosaurs

50min

Documentary

Each episode tells the dramatic story of an individual dinosaur whose remains are currently being unearthed by world-leading dinosaur hunters. As the dinosaurs' bones emerge from the ground, their prehistoric stories are brought to life with state-of-the-art visual effects - making each episode a gripping dinosaur drama based on the very latest evidence.

Production Companies

ZDF

France Télévisions

BBC Studios Science Unit

Episodes

Cast

The Orphan

1. The Orphan

49min

25th May 2025

An orphaned baby triceratops must outwit a deadly T. rex. Today, paleontologists are uncovering her remains, allowing us to bring her story to life with stunning VFX.

The River Dragon

2. The River Dragon

49min

1st Jun 2025

North Africa, 100 million years ago. A Spinosaurus father must embark on a dangerous voyage to feed his babies.

Band of Brothers

3. Band of Brothers

49min

8th Jun 2025

Utah, 130 million years ago. A band of armoured dinosaurs battle to reach adulthood, pursued by a group of Utahraptors: some of the most formidable predators that have ever lived.

The Pack

4. The Pack

49min

15th Jun 2025

Seventy-one million years ago lived a teenage Albertosaurus - a faster, nimbler relative of T. rex. She had to earn her place in a deadly, ferocious pack or risk starvation.

The Journey North

5. The Journey North

49min

22nd Jun 2025

Based on an unprecedented discovery in Alberta, Canada, this episode tells the epic tale of one of the largest dinosaur herds that ever lived, the Pachyrhinosaurus, through the eyes of one of its youngest members, Albie.

Island of Giants

6. Island of Giants

49min

29th Jun 2025

The tale of the colossal Lusotitan. Living 150 million years ago on an island known as the Iberian Mesta, now in Portugal, this 25-metre-long titan dwarfed every other dinosaur in the region.

First air date

25th May 2025

Last air date

29th Jun 2025

Status

Returning Series

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks