The Dinosaurs!

3h 45min

Documentary

Features some of the then-modern theories about dinosaurs and how they lived, from the appearance of early forms like Herrerasaurus, to the Tyrannosaurus and ceratopsians of the Late Cretaceous. Discusses the possibilities whether dinosaurs were active, warm-blooded animals, had parental care, were ancestors to birds, and what caused their extinction.

Episodes

Cast

The Monsters Emerge

1. The Monsters Emerge

56min

22nd Nov 1992

An overview of the history of the discovery of dinosaurs is related, leading to modern paleontology.

Flesh on the Bones

2. Flesh on the Bones

56min

29th Nov 1992

Cutting-edge scientists try to solve fascinating mysteries with clues scattered over 200 million years of history. Where did dinosaurs live? How fast did they move? And were they hot- or cold-blooded?

The Nature of the Beast

3. The Nature of the Beast

57min

6th Dec 1992

Scientists explore the puzzling question of how dinosaurs originated and how they came to dominate the entire planet for over 140 million years.

The Death of the Dinosaur

4. The Death of the Dinosaur

56min

13th Dec 1992

Scientists probe one of the most perplexing questions in all of science; how did the dinosaurs become extinct?

First air date

22nd Nov 1992

Last air date

13th Dec 1992

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

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